Tag: Speed governors: Page 2

Business

‘I’ve been waiting nine seconds, and that’s unacceptable’

“There’s a whole bunch of folks traveling out there who better either find Jesus or a happy place to go when they hit a highway full of governed trucks – almost 6 million of them, all going the exact same speed. Good luck, y’all.”

May 23, 2016

Overdrive Radio

Audio mailbag: Mandating speed limiters is ‘unsafe, period’, readers say

Requiring speed limiters for nearly all on-highway trucks would be a detriment to highway safety, readers say in this mailbag podcast near universally. And, as one reader noted, regulators “will never find out” unless “they get out on the road with us” to see for themselves.

May 23, 2016

Business

Publication date for CDL clearinghouse rule pushed back again

The projected publication date for the looming Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse was pushed back 13 days from August 16 to August 29.

May 13, 2016

Business

DOT further delays speed limiter, drug/alcohol clearinghouse rules

The projected publication dates of two looming trucking regulations have been delayed again, according to the Department of Transportation’s monthly regulatory update.

April 15, 2016

Overdrive Radio

‘Huge mistake’: Readers sound off on speed limiters

In this Overdrive Radio podcast, voices are raised against any speed limiter mandate, while some emphasize alternatives to imposing a single speed on on-highway trucks, such as adequate training and rewards for voluntary governing,

May 20, 2015

Business

Speed limiter mandate one step closer to publication, sent to White House for approval

A proposed federal rule to require the installation and use of speed limiters on heavy trucks has been sent from the DOT to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget for its approval.

May 19, 2015

Business

Science doesn’t lie

“I propose that all the people who think it’s a good idea to further castrate the big diesel engine should have to drive a governed truck in full-on bumper-to-bumper rush-hour traffic around Atlanta on 285, where the median speed is ‘balls to the wall.'”

April 10, 2015

Channel 19

Speed limiters not ‘worth the hassle’: More voices on potential mandate

Michael Goodman, among others: “Forcing speed limiters will make roads less safe and be another unnecessary cost to the millions of truck owners in the United States.”

August 29, 2014

Voices

Readers say no to speed governing, less equivocal on a national speed limit

Haven’t we been here before? With some industry organizations calling for a national 65-mph speed limit and governing of Class 7 and 8 trucks to similar limits, readers weigh in.

August 18, 2014

Business

Speed limiter rule coming? DOT report says yes, and could be this year

Joining an already full trucking regulatory docket this year could be a rule that requires trucks to use speed limiters, though what the limited speed may be isn’t known.

March 13, 2014

Parking

FLSA reform, parking, detention: MCSAC prioritizes reauthorization recommendations

Reforming employee-driver compensation by removing the FLSA overtime exemption was among top recommendations, likewise expanding truck-parking availability, sleep apnea, further New Entrant attention and more.

February 11, 2014

Business

Study says 6×2 axles average 2.5 percent better fuel mileage

The analysis of existing data — with some new track tests — by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency showed an average payback time of 20 months given fuel-efficiency gains.

January 21, 2014