New Rules Could See Trucks Lose Safety Devices to Hit the Highways at Top Speed

BINKER/BOHAN: Federal Truck Legislation Would Put Pennsylvania Motorists at Risk – DV Journal

Anyone who’s driven alongside a fully loaded tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 knows the tension that can come with sharing the road with such massive and

New rules could see trucks lose safety devices to hit the highways at top speed

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says engine ‘governors’ will be scrapped as part of plan to ‘get Washington out of your trucks and your business’

New rules will see trucks lose safety devices to hit the highways at top speed – UK Times

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email The U.S. Department of Transportation has scrapped a rule mandating speed-limiting devices on heavy-duty trucks, allowing them to race along the nation’s highways at top speed. The devices in question, also known as governors, place a limit on the maximum speed at which …

Dept. of Transportation to eliminate rule requiring speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks

The U.S. Department of Transportation unveiled on Friday a package of new initiatives it says will support and improve the lives of America’s truck drivers. ‘Supporting America’s truck drivers’ packageThe package includes investing millions to expand truck parking, studying the flexibility of off- and on-duty driving periods, and removing speed limiters for heavy-duty trucks.  FILE - A large truck stop is viewed at an off ramp on July 15, 2022 i…