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Trucking groups write Congress to oppose mandates for speed limiters, auto braking, insurance increase
A coalition of 31 trucking industry groups penned a letter to Congress in opposition of legislation that would mandate underride guards, speed limiters and automatic emergency braking systems on heavy-duty trucks, as well as a bill that would increase liability insurance minimums to nearly $5 million.
September 17, 2019
Channel 19
Speed limiters: Senate bill to mandate a 65 mph setting a āterrible ideaā
Voices on the Senate bill from a Georgia Republican that would mandate a 65 mph speed setting for trucks capable of it. And more on the ācareful what you wish forā dynamics in regulatory change.
July 10, 2019
Voices
Company drivers: Has your fleet in recent years increased its speed-limiter setting?
This poll looks at the landscape for speed-limiter usage today in trucking ā if youāre a company driver, has your fleet increased its top speed setting in the last three years?
July 10, 2019
Channel 19
Crash data before and after the Ontario provinceās speed limiter mandate
Detail on a 2017-completed Ontario Ministry of Transport analysis of some crash metrics pre- and post- its 2009 speed limiter mandate. Bottom line: some food for thought as you consider whether to take concerns to your reps with the recent U.S. Senate bill that would mandate a 65-mph speed setting.
July 2, 2019
Business
Senate bill would force DOT to institute speed limiter mandate, set 65 mph limit
Due to Executive Orders signed by President Trump in his first days in office,Ā DOTās Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration tabled a rulemaking that sought to institute a speed limiter mandate. The agency was scheduled to publish a proposed rule in September 2017, but has since moved the rulemaking to a long-term agenda item.
July 1, 2019
Business
House amendment would bar FMCSA from proceeding with speed limiter mandate
The amendment specifically targets the speed limiter mandate proposed rule issued last year by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which drew rebuke by most industry trade groups and highway safety advocacy groups.
September 13, 2017
Business
There be monsters on the shoulders
More center-lane angst, debate: āFinish this thought: I (do/do not) ride the middle lane because ____.ā
July 14, 2017
Business
OOIDA video knocks speed limiters
As part of its recently launched āKnock Out Bad Regsā campaign, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has created an animated video depicting the dangers of speed limiters on trucks, which can be seen here.
April 19, 2017
Business
Truck speed limiter mandate, emissions regs part of lawsuit against Trump two-for-one regs order
Three left-leaning groups hope to block Trumpās recent order, citing truck safety regulations like a recently proposed rule to require speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks, as reasons why.
February 10, 2017
Business
Trump, trucking and regulations: Takeaways from the first two weeks of the Trump Administration
Speed limiters, driver training, ELDs and more ā If the barrage of Trump news has left you a little dizzy, hereās a quick look at the key trucking-specific happenings from the new administration in its first two weeks.
February 6, 2017
Channel 19
North Dakota contemplating 80-mph speed limit
How fast is fast enough? Revisiting the question in light of a potential boost in speed limits to 80 mph in North Dakota, and more on Trumpās two-for-one out/in regulatory order ā¦
February 6, 2017
Business
Trumpās halt on regulations the ādeath knellā for truck speed limiter rule
Trumpās regulatory reluctance ā and a recent memo to federal agencies ordering them to halt new regulations ā could be the end of the U.S. DOTās quest to require speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks.
February 1, 2017
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