The world's largest oil company is enforcing one of the toughest company cell phone policies in the United States. ExxonMobil's new rule bans its employees and contractors from using cellular phones while driving on company time.
The company is using "cell safety" to polish its responsibility reputation — paying for ads that explain the policy in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the National Journal. ExxonMobil says the new policy will have a major safety impact on its employees and contractors, who collectively drive up to 1.5 million miles each day.