The federal government has issued a proposed rule requiring new heavy颅duty vehicles to be equipped with speed-limiter devices that many large trucking fleets have been using voluntarily for several years.
September 5, 2016Government, Business
ATA Seeks 30-Day Extension for Speed Limiter Comments
American Trucking Associations, along with 50 state trucking associations, is asking聽for a 30-day extension to the comment period for the recently published proposed rule requiring speed limiters on large trucks.
September 12, 2016Government, Business
Speed Limiters Proposed
Government, Business
US Proposes Mandatory Speed Limiter Devices
The federal government is proposing that heavy-duty vehicles be equipped with devices that limit their speeds on U.S. roadways but said the limiters will not be required to be tamper-proof.
August 26, 2016Government, Business
Speed Limiter Proposal Expected Before Fall After Decade-Long Wait, FMCSA, NHTSA Say
The pursuit of a heavy-truck speed limiter rule began in 2006 when American Trucking Associations and Road Safe America each filed petitions claiming that limiting the top speed of trucks would save both lives and fuel.
July 25, 2016Government, Business
Speed Limiter Action Required in Senate Transportation Bill
Tucked in a Senate-passed fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill is a provision calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation to advance a rule on speed limiters for trucks.
May 23, 2016Government, Business
Pennsylvania Set to Raise Speed Limit to 70 MPH on Bulk of Turnpike
In the wake of a trio of 20-month-old pilot programs during which the speed limit has been raised from 65 to 70 miles per hour on more than 200 miles of major highways in the state, Pennsylvania will unveil a permanent rise to 70 mph on 496 miles of its 552-mile turnpike (90%) in May.
April 19, 2016Government, Business
Anthony Foxx Says Speed-Limiter Rule Should Be Out by April 22
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration should release their long-awaited proposed speed-limiter rule by April 22, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced at a hearing of the Senate鈥檚 Appropriations transportation subcommittee March 16.
March 16, 2016Government, Business
Speed-Limiter Proposal to Be Published Feb. 15
A joint proposal that would require the installation of speed-limiting devices on heavy trucks is scheduled to be published Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
January 29, 2016Government, Business
Canadian Court Lets Stand 65 MPH Speed-Limiter Rule
The Ontario Court of Appeals let stand a 65-mile-per-hour speed-limiter rule in the Canadian province, despite expressing uncertainty about the聽effect it might have on highway safety.
September 4, 2015Government, Business
Truck Speed-Limiter Rule Delayed for 鈥楨xtended鈥 Review by White House
A proposed rule to require the installation and use of speed-limiting devices on heavy trucks has been delayed while it receives an 鈥渆xtended鈥 review by the White House Office of Management and Budget.
September 4, 2015