Small Biz Trucker Group Admonishes Fed Over Proposed Speed Limiting Devices

A national association of small-business truckers says the government’s proposal to mandate speed limiting devices on large trucks “would be dangerous for all highway users.”

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, which represents professional and small-business truckers, says such devices “create speed differentials that lead to more crashes and promote road rage among other motorists.”

At issue is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which announced on August 26 a proposed rule making that would require U.S. trucks larger than 26,000 pounds and ECU equipped, approximate model year 2000 and newer, be set at a maximum speed of 60 or 65 or 68 miles per hour.

The Association also points out that speed limit devices actually take control out of the hands of drivers in that there are a number of scenarios that require drivers to accelerate in order to avoid danger.

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