Basically, where allowed by law, you can talk on the cell phone while driving. UPS has gotten smarter and is now firing cell phone users for failure to follow instructions/methods.
Drivers have been trained to have 2 hands on the wheel, 10 and 2. If your holding your phone, you do not have 2 hands on the wheel...fired.
If your using your bluetooth, how do they know you are on the phone if their observing you from afar. If they said they saw your lips moving, you just say you were singing "I love rock and roll" to yourself.
UPS has gone so far as to request to see the cell phones of feeder drivers involved in accidents. They want to check the call history to see if the driver was on the cell phone at the time of accident. (DO NOT let them have it even if you were not on the cell phone at the time of the accident)
I agree that driving down the highway and answering a call for a second is not that big a deal. But to carry on a conversation while driving down the highway, or worse yet, through the middle of busy downtown, is not the smartest thing to do.
The contract specifically states that cell phone usage will be abided by according to state law. If your state does not ban it, you can talk while driving, but since when does UPS abide by the contract. You will most likely be fired for cell phone usage and or failure to follow and you will have a fight on your hands.
If you have a strong local, you should be fine, but if your local leaves something to be desired, your pressing your luck.
Talk at your own risk.
Mug