ATA Leaders Vote to Support Sen. Schumer’s Anti-Texting Bill

October 8, 2009 by Truckdrivernews · 1 Comment

The American Trucking Associations’ Executive Committee voted overwhelmingly yesterday to support a bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) to ban texting by all drivers. Also yesterday, the ATA Board of Directors approved policy statements on onboard safety systems, natural gas as a truck fuel, and educating and testing passenger vehicle drivers on [...]

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