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Trump administration abandons proposed tractor-trailer speed limit rule
UNITED STATES, JUL 24 – The Department of Transportation cited safety data gaps and economic concerns after receiving over 15,000 public comments opposing the speed limiter rule for trucks and buses.
- On July 24, 2025, U.S. Department of Transportation withdrew the 2016 NPRM requiring heavy-truck speed limiter devices, ending the federal speed cap proposal.
- Under Obama-era rulemaking, regulators proposed electronic governors to cap truck speeds, estimating lives saved and fuel savings to improve highway safety and efficiency.
- In public feedback, more than 15,000 comments objected to the proposal, and officials warned it would raise trucking costs, slow deliveries and worsen driver pay.
- The notice said, 'In light of significant policy and safety concerns…', while Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy unveiled a Pro-Trucker package promising the withdrawal.
- Through the remainder of President Trump’s term, speed limiter mandates are off the table, and OOIDA is urging passage of the DRIVE Act to prohibit future rules.
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Trump Administration Dumps Speed Limits on Big Rigs
The Trump administration has officially scrapped an Obama-era plan that would have imposed speed limits on large trucks and buses nationwide, reports USA Today , shelving a proposal that had been in the works since 2016. The original idea was to use electronic devices called governors to cap the speed of...
DOT officially pulls speed limiter rulemaking
It’s official. The U.S. Department of Transportation has withdrawn a proposal to mandate speed limiters on commercial motor vehicles. The news is a little anticlimactic, as the DOT already announced its intentions to do so in late June. However, the lack of surprise doesn’t make the news any less significant for the thousands of truck drivers who openly opposed attempts to slow trucks down below the posted speed limit on many of the nation’s hig…
NCBA Supports Withdrawal of Harmful Speed Limiter Rule - Oklahoma Farm Report
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