A transportation advisory board is recommending that all commercial drivers be forbidden from using cell phones while driving, whether the devices are hand-held or hands-free.

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Tags: cell phone ban, Department of Transportation, Kentucky bus crash, NTSB, Ray LaHood, texting ban

A new study measures whether there are fewer crashes after states ban cell phone use while driving.

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Tags: cell phone ban, crashes, Department of Transportation, Highway Loss Data Institute, texting

More than 3 million employees aren’t allowed to text or use hand-held phones while driving for business now that a federal order has taken effect.

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Tags: ban on texting, cell phones, Department of Transportation, hands-free device, President Obama