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Based on 49 CFR 392.82, the regulation requires the following:
* Drivers: No driver is allowed to use a hand-held mobile telephone while driving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV).
* Motor Carriers: No motor carrier is allowed to require or allow its drivers to use a hand-held mobile telephone while driving a CMV.
For the purposes of this rule, "driving" includes operating a CMV on a highway, even when temporarily stopped due to traffic, traffic lights, or other momentary delays. It only excludes situations where the driver has safely moved the vehicle to the side of or off the highway and halted where it can safely remain stationary.