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DOT prohibits driver texting immediately
Truck and bus drivers who text while driving commercial vehicles may be subject to civil or criminal penalties of up to $2,750.
January 26, 2010
Voices
Speakout: The Voice of the American Trucker
A trucker’s kindness to a young man years ago is remembered. Also, truckers weigh in on electronic bypass systems.
December 1, 2009
Voices
Channel 19
Lending a helping rig  In Overdrive’s home base of Tuscaloosa, Ala., in September, truckers pitched in to help police foil a suicide attempt. As a man stood on the ledge of the I-20/59 bridge over McFarland Boulevard, police enlisted haulers with van trailers to build a platform under the bridge. A gallery of Tuscaloosa […]
November 1, 2009
Business
Pulse: Eye catching
Texting made the crash risk 23.2 times as high as non-distracted driving for truckers. One irritant for professional drivers is being treated like some air-headed teenager with a new driver’s license. After all, you’ve been trained to drive a vehicle whose operation is far more complex than anything riding on two axles. As an owner-operator, […]
September 1, 2009
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