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Based on 49 CFR 392.80, the regulation requires the following:
* For Drivers: Drivers are strictly prohibited from engaging in texting while driving.
* For Motor Carriers: Motor carriers must not allow or require their drivers to engage in texting while driving.
Practical Details to Keep in Mind:
* What "driving" means: This prohibition applies whenever operating a commercial motor vehicle with the motor running. This includes times when you are temporarily stopped because of traffic, traffic lights, or other brief delays.
* When it is allowed to pull over: You are only considered *not* driving if you have moved your vehicle to the side of or off a highway and safely halted where the vehicle can remain stationary (with or without the motor running).
* Emergency exception: Texting is only permitted if it is necessary to communicate with law enforcement officials or other emergency services.