The federal Department of Transportation has enacted a regulation whcih would ban use of mobile telephone use by drivers of comercial vehicles invovled in interstate commerce.  The reason for the regulation is to prevent personal injuries and property damage on the nation's highways.

According to the DOT, driver distraction poses a high safety risk and that hand held telephone use has a higher safety risk than other distractions such as eating while operating a motor vehicle. Even reaching for a telephone creates a risk three times higher than not reaching for an object.  The DOT researched the risks over a period of years and conducted a Distracted Driving Summit in 2009 prior to enacting the regulation.

In instances of personal injury litigation involving trucks and tractor trailors, it will be essential to obtain the cell records prior to filing a suit and or settling a claim