Posts from December 2011.
With a new joint rule from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, commercial truck and bus drivers may no longer use cell phones or "push to talk" phones while operating their vehicles on interstates. The new rule takes effect January 3, 2012.
The new rule specifies that it affects "all commercial motor vehicles operated in interstate commerce with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more, a vehicle operated ...