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RULES and REGULATIONS * USA
* DC - DOT Sets Final Rule Banning Truck Drivers’ Use of Hand-Held Phones
Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine -28 Nov 2011: -- The Department of Transportation announced a final rule that will ban interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cellphones while operating their vehicles... The rule, issued by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, is the latest move by DOT Secretary Ray LaHood to end distracted driving... The rule prohibits commercial drivers from using hand-held phones while driving a truck or bus, sets federal civil penalties of up to $2,750 for each offense and disqualifies drivers from operating a commercial motor vehicle after multiple offenses... Commercial truck and bus companies that allow drivers to use hand-held cell phones while driving will face a penalty of up to $11,000. The rule will affect about four million commercial drivers, DOT said...
* California - EOBR device to add cell-phone use detection feature
Anaheim,CAL,USA -Penton Media/Fleet Owner, by Deborah Whistler -Nov 29, 2011: -- NavStar Technologies, has signed an agreement with Trinity Noble to add cell-phone usage detection while driving to its portfolio of electronic onboard recorder (EOBR) hardware and services... NavStar chairman & CEO N. Douglas Pritt said the recent ban on handheld cell phones by commercial drivers is a boon to the company’s EOBR product... NavStar Technologies produces products and services for tracking/monitoring and reporting on the location and condition of high value cargo and other assets... FMCSA added that its research shows that reaching for a hand-held cell phone while driving makes a commercial truck three times more likely to be involved in a crash, and dialing a hand-held cell phone while driving increases risk of a crash by six times...
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