New cell phone usage rules from the U.S. Department of Transportation levy large fines to drivers and their employers for talking while hauling heavy loads. So explained a trucking safety expert in a seminar presented by the National Association of Wastewater Transporters at the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International on Monday.
Beginning in January, drivers caught talking on the cell phone while hauling a rig with a gross weight of 10,001 pounds or more are subject to a $2,750 fine for the first offense, while the driver’s employer can be fined $11,000, said Bob Kolvey Safety Director for the Motor
