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Let’s go truckin’

“Who wouldn’t want to hit the wide open road for a few weeks? All the freedom and glamor, not to mention making tons of money while traveling. But first, you gotta get legal … Just make sure you’ve got enough left over to pay the lumpers.”

October 21, 2016

Truckers remain mostly opposed to speed limiter rule as comments pour in

Of the nearly 3,000 comments made on the Department of Transportation’s proposed rule to mandate speed limiters on heavy trucks, many are from truckers opposed to the rule. Commenters cite congestion, danger of variable speeds and overburdensome regulations as the key reasons for opposition to the mandate.

October 14, 2016

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ATA calls speed limiter mandate proposal flawed, says it won’t support rule as published

The American Trucking Associations Oct. 6 released a statement saying it does not support the recent speed limiter mandate proposal issued by the U.S. DOT. The trucking lobbyist’s stance comes despite its request to the DOT for such a rule, pointing to the DOT’s lack of a fully formed proposal as reason why.

October 6, 2016

The DOT is accepting public comment on its speed limiter mandate proposal until Nov. 7. Click here to file a formal comment.

Report: Speed limiter usage already prevalent among large fleets

More than 85 percent of fleet respondents in a recent survey their fleet’s trucks are equipped with speed limiters, according to a survey performed this year by the American Transportation Research Institute.

October 6, 2016

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Driver to Speaker of the House: ‘Be a politician for the people’

Driver Steven Brown makes an economic argument against speed limiters in his letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, calling the DOT’s proposed mandate “just another way to tax the working class.”

September 23, 2016

Overdrive Radio

‘Way too much way too fast’: Truckers weigh in early on proposed speed limiter rule, other regs

Truckers responding to the DOT’s proposed speed limiter mandate weighed in mostly against the rule, but some commenters came down in favor for a variety of speeds — and others highlighted the strain every new regulation puts on independent business.

September 22, 2016

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Pushing the limit: In-depth look at the arguments for and against DOT’s truck speed limiter mandate

Proponents’ key point is that capping truck speeds will reduce the number of truck-involved crashes. Opponents of the rule argue the opposite regarding safety, saying that the resulting speed differential between trucks and other vehicles would put all drivers at greater risk. More on both arguments here…

September 20, 2016

Overdrive Radio

Mailbag: One operator’s ‘hairy’ trip speed-limited at 65, more views on limiter mandate proposal

In response to recent polling, the largest share of reader respondents object to any speed limiter mandate. A larger share of responses considered together, though, favor speed settings well above the speeds the DOT analyzed within the proposed rule’s text. More voices on the proposed mandate in this podcast.

September 13, 2016

OOIDA: Speed limiter rule comment period too short

The owner-operator trade group says its members need more than the current 60-day comment period to “adequately respond” to regulators proposed rule to require trucks weighing more than 27,000 pounds to use a speed governor that limits truck speeds to an undetermined speed, likely 60, 65 or 68 mph.

September 12, 2016

The Scammers Often Target Long Haul Cross Country Loads To Give Themselves Plenty Of Time, After Pickup, To Collect The Advance And Avoid Early Detection

Common ground: New Mexico’s inspection-heavy enforcement program

Capt. Greg Kerr of the New Mexico Department of Public Safety’s truck-enforcement unit has thoughts about highway safety that truck drivers may find familiar and sensible. Chiefly: He understands that four-wheelers are ‘part of the problem’ with safety.

September 9, 2016

New Mexico’s heavy roadside presence and active inspection program produces one of the highest inspection-intensity rankings nationwide. Violation concentrations are what you would expect from such a targeted approach, with hours of service, speeding and light violations ranking high in its violation mix. However, the state’s inspectors’ reputation for fairness is underscored by its low violations-per-inspection rate and relatively high percentage of clean inspections. Access data for all 48 continental states via the download and interactive maps at this CSA’s Data Trail main hub.

‘Irresponsible’ use of data — it happens day in, day out

Jumping to a conclusion that speed limiters are the driving force behind reductions in crashes without considering other factors is, well, irresponsible indeed.

September 8, 2016

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Owner-operators can now comment on DOT’s proposed speed governor mandate

FMCSA and its sister agency NHTSA are seeking feedback for 60 days on a proposed rule to require trucks to use speed governors. Potential speed limits are 60, 65 and 68 mph. Click here to find the link where owner-operators can comment on the rule.

September 7, 2016

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