Can A Truck Driver Text While Driving?

States across the nation are banning texting and driving altogether.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has banned drivers of commercial motor vehicles from texting.

Texting means manually entering text into, and/or reading text from an electronic device.

There are harsh fines and penalties for those commercial motor vehicle drivers caught texting and driving.

Texting and driving is dangerous for everyone

Why Do Truck Drivers Get Distracted?

Truck drivers have a difficult job and many make their tasks exponentially more difficult by allowing themselves to get distracted while driving their 60,000-pound tractor-trailer at highway speed. Minor distractions like eating or changing the radio can lead to major problems, but drivers who use an in-cab computer or their mobile phone while driving are playing a deadly game. Companies that refuse to eliminate a driver’s use of technology while driving are guilty of negligence.

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