Attention All Commercial Drivers!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fuelfather]

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood came up with another Idiotic regulation against Commercial Vehicle Operators.

Ban on Commercial Vehicle Operators Cell Phone Usagea


Detailed Phone Ban Rules

 

[M. Sage]

C'mon. Pilots can land a jet that weighs a quarter million plus pounds at almost 200 miles an hour while they talk on a radio, but a trained driver can't use a phone on the freeway? That's stupid.

 

[fuelfather]

Not to mention the fine is $2750 for first offense.

 

[ChunkyMonkey]

Blue tooth or handset allowed?

 

[fuelfather]

looks like it but have not dug into it that far yet.

 

[fuelfather]

To address the risk associated with these activities, the Agencies restrict CMV
drivers’ use of hand-held mobile telephones, which includes “using at least one hand to hold a
mobile telephone to conduct a voice communication.” As discussed below, while operating a
CMV, the driver may only use a compliant mobile telephone, such as a hands free mobile phone,
to conduct a voice communication.

 

[ChunkyMonkey]

I'm gonna get you, LOL.

 

[Texan2]

Federal DOT law.....not many local and state officers will mess with it. There are some large city police and Troopers that get certified in Federal Commercial Enforcement.

 

[Texan2]

But I agree its a stupid law. Probably pushed by the bluetooth lobby.

 

[TexasRedneck]

But I agree its a stupid law. Probably pushed by the bluetooth lobby.

Nah....small-town cops lookin' fer revenue....<g,d&rlh>

 

[ChunkyMonkey]

Nah....small-town cops lookin' fer revenue....<g,d&rlh>

Lol...hey, don't spoil my fun of pulling my brother over, LOL.

 

[GoofyCracker]

$2750 for first offense OMG

 

[fuelfather]

I don't use the hand held as it is with the new truck. We are able, with some phones, to use the 3.5mm aux. input jack as a speaker phone. It still use the mic on the phone, but is still technically hands free unless you are sending or recieving calls.

 

[fuelfather]

Nah....small-town cops lookin' fer revenue....<g,d&rlh>

New Braunfels would be one of them. It is one of the only towns I know so far that has issued tickets for no fire extinguisher at the ready ON THE GROUND laws while delivering fuel.

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

I'm gonna get you, LOL.

You sir go to your room
Hey fuelfather thanks for the call

 

[ChunkyMonkey]

You sir go to your room
Hey fuelfather thanks for the call

I'm gonna get you too! LOL

 

[zembonez]

I am forever amazed by the number of trucks I see puled over in Austin. Holy crap it must suck as a truck driver there. It looks like a revenue generation plot from where I stand...

As far as the phone usage goes, I would much rather have a seasoned truck driver using a phone than the 16 year old muffy next to me.

 

[fuelfather]

Or the soccer mom doing hereyeliner with the visor down while on the cell phone and eating breakfast.

 

[okie556]

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood came up with another Idiotic regulation against Commercial Vehicle Operators.

Ban on Commercial Vehicle Operators Cell Phone Usagea


Detailed Phone Ban Rules

So Intrastate Commercial Drivers can still talk on hand-held......go figure!

 

[fuelfather]

Unless it's HAZMAT or BUS