OOIDA blasts FMCSA move to mandate speed limiters on heavy trucks
September 26, 2023
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) announced intention to mandate that commercial trucks have speed limiting devices is sharply dividing the trucking industry.
OOIDA bucks effort to regulate heavy truck speeds
September 18, 2023
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is ramping up its opposition to mandate speed limiters on heavy trucks.
Trucking industry split over proposed speed limiter regulation coming in 2023
May 4, 2022
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a notice of intent to solicit comments that the agency will use to inform a supplementary notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM), which will include a proposal to amend the regulations and set a speed limit. It would affect trucks weighing more than 26,001 pounds.
Speed limiter debate starts anew with new bill controlling heavy trucks
June 8, 2021
The latest issue in trucking is actually a renewal of a 15-year-plus battle against truckers who go too fast. It pits safety advocates and large trucking interests on one side against owner-operators, who would be pinched financially because they are paid by the mile.
Fate of proposed speed limiter rule remains less than certain
July 7, 2017
In the name of too much government intervention or, perhaps restrictive regulations, President Trump made it clear upon taking office that too many regulations are bad for the nation’s business.
But when it came to a pending regulation calling for the requirement of electronic limiting of truck speeds, it seemed clear that the writing was on the wall for that regulation to not see the light of day, which remains the case still today.
30-day extension for comment period for proposed commercial vehicle speed limiters issued by DOT
November 2, 2016
A 30-day extension of the public comment period for the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s late August proposal calling for the requirement of electronic limiting of truck speeds was made official yesterday by the federal agencies.
ATA says more work is needed on DOT’s speed limiter proposal
October 7, 2016
While the ATA was initially somewhat receptive to the DOT proposal in late August, calling proposed rule as “a potential step forward for safety,” it seems to have changed its tune.
Slow down! Feds want to put limiters on newly manufactured heavy trucks
August 29, 2016
Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx announced last week that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) want to propose equipping heavy-duty vehicles with devices that limit their speeds on U.S. roadways.
