The Texas Motor Transportation Association said Tuesday it supports the decision of federal regulatory agencies to ban texting while driving by commercial motor vehicle drivers. John Esparza, president and chief executive officer of the association, issued a statement in support of the actin by the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Figures released by the Federal Highway Administration last week showed the truck-involved fatality rate in 2008 declined 12.3% from 2007.The figures also showed the rate has declined by 66% percent since 1975 when th...
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