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New rules coming for commercial vehicles
Restrictions will limit use of wireless devices
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Corey McCullough, training coordinator and recruiter, hops into the cab of a tractor trailer at RWH Trucking Inc. on Thursday, June 18, 2015. Procedural changes made by the Georgia Department of Driver Services bring Georgia into compliance with recent federal mandates. - photo by Erin O. Smith
To be compliant with new federal rules, the Georgia Department of Driver Services is making procedural changes next month for commercial drivers, limiting cell phone use while driving and enacting new road testing requirements. As part of House Bill 118, which takes effect July 1, the new commercial vehicle restrictions prohibit holding a wireless device while driving; using more than a single button on a wireless telecommunications device to start or end a call; or reaching for a wireless device “in a manner that requires the driver to maneuver so that he or she is no longer in a seated driving position.” Kristy Burgess, general manager of RWH Trucking in Oakwood, said her company has been in compliance with these rules for quite some time.