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U.S. DOT Proposes Speed Limiters for Large Commercial Vehicles

August 29, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Friday that the Department’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) propose equipping heavy-duty vehicles with devices that limit their speeds on U.S. roadways, and requiring those devices be set to a maximum speed, a safety measure that could save lives and more than $1 billion in fuel costs each year.

NHTSA logo“There are significant safety benefits to this proposed rulemaking,” Foxx said. “In addition to saving lives, the projected fuel and emissions savings make this proposal a win for safety, energy conservation, and our environment.”

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Heavy Duty Trucks, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Regulation

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  1. dwallum87438500 says

    August 29, 2016 at 1:56 pm

    More Gov regs! Would work to jam freeways. Another Obama Care disaster . This is not proven . Another gullible warming. Somebody go hug a tree. Vote Trump please.

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