Many large trucks are now equipped with very sophisticated
communications equipment that allows for the driver to receive instructions
and for the truck to report back to the terminal on an array of technical
aspects of the truck and its driver. This equipment makes driving safer and
delivering goods more efficient.
Many passenger vehicles now come equipped with the latest technical devices
to help people navigate, communicate and be entertained while they drive.
It’s important that all communications devices add to safety rather
than distract from it.
Professional truck drivers recognize the enormous responsibility that they
have driving such large vehicles on the roadway. There are some hard and fast
rules in the trucking industry for using communications technology in the
truck’s cab – stay focused on the main job of driving and communicate
at stops. The Share the Road drivers recommend the same to all drivers. Use
technology wisely and don’t be used by it.
