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LEGAL LANE vehicle, and FMCSA considers a viola- tion of this regulation to be a "serious violation," just like speeding 15 over the posted limit. A driver with two serious violations on their CDL within a three year window will lose their CDL for 60 days. The driver is required to have the phone located where the they are able to initiate, answer, or terminate a call by touching a single button while seated in the driving position and using a seatbelt, but in no circumstances may a driver reach for a phone. Notice the one button rule. That means you cannot dial a phone number, dialing itself is a violation. This rule will cause many drivers to purchase a hands-free such as the blue-tooth head- phones you see in a lot of drivers' ears. This regulation allows the offi cer to view your cell phone to see if you have been on the phone while your log book says you were driving. I might also mention here that the fi nes are up to $2,750 for each offense and could lead to disqualifi cation for multiple offenses if you are guilty. If your driver erases his "call history" or "recent calls" and deletes his text history on his phone after each call or text there would be no evidence of the violations for the offi cer to fi nd, but that does not make the driver a safer driver. Deleting calls and texts might work with offi cer on the side of the road, but a plaintiff attorney would be able to discover the driver's phone log from the cell phone carrier to prove or disprove the driver calling/texting during the time in question. Remember, someone always 76 May 2016 BestDriverJOBS www.bestdriverjobs.com T I C K E T S NO MEMBERSHIP FEES NO MONTHLY DUES MOVING AND NON-MOVING 844-784-6384 INTERSTATE TRUCKER LTD. © www.interstatetrucker.com Follow us on