
A rule requiring tractor trailers to be equipped with speed limiters has passed a White House review and is expected to be published later this month.
Originally slated for a 2011 publication, it was pushed back more than 20 times. The details of the proposal are not known, however the American Trucking Associations (ATA) has called for a maximum speed limit of 65 mph.
The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), who heavily opposes the mandate, has called the proposal “politically motivated.”
“Each of us has seen too many close calls and actual crashes resulting from speed limited trucks not safely moving with the flow of traffic. We do not want to see—or be involved in—the countless number of crashes that will occur once a speed limiter mandate is in place,” the OOIDA wrote in a petition to lawmakers.
Despite the strong opposition, the speed limit mandate is now one step closer to becoming a reality.
On August 12th, the ‘Heavy Vehicle Speed Limiter’ proposal passed the White House Office of Management and Budget Review, which is the final hurdle before publication.
The details are expected to be released around August 28th. We’ll have a full breakdown of the details once they’re available.
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