Back Cell Phone Legislation Tuesday, December 27, 2011 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently passed a law that bans the use of cell phones by commercial drivers without a hands free phone device. This law goes into effect December 30, 2011. The penalty for violating this federal law is $2750 per occurrence. In addition to the hefty fines that are associated with this infraction it has been proven to be a very unsafe practice. In effort to sponsor safety it is the company policy of FirstFleet to require the use of a hands free device while operating a company owned vehicle. Please help us make the roads a safer place to be while avoiding costly penalties by honoring this company and federal policy. If you do not have the capacity to use a headset device and have need to use the phone while in transit we request that you pull off at an exit and find a safe location to use your phone while not in motion. For more information on this FMCSA ruling please see this press release. Related Articles Operation Safe Driver Week is Coming Soon! Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Read More RoadCheck 2018 Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Read More RoadCheck 2018 Tuesday, June 5, 2018 Read More