U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced at a distracted driving conference yesterday that in-state truck drivers who transport hazardous waste will be banned from sending text messages.
The Washington Post reported that the texting ban which prohibited truckers and commercial bus drivers now includes in-state truckers who who deliver gasoline, propane and other hazardous materials.
The extended texting ban is part of ongoing efforts to ban distracted driving and cell phone-related accidents which claim thousands of lives on US roads every year.
A new goal for LaHood is to get private employers to adopt restrictions on their employees' cellphone use.
President Obama a year ago prohibited federal workers from texting while behind the wheel of government vehicles, and from using government-issued cell phones to text even while driving their own cars.
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