Possible Rule Change to Slow Down Those Trucks!
Speed kills. Speed really kills when you are talking about an 18-wheeler.
The United States Department of Transportation is considering a rule to limit the top speed of medium and large commercial trucks. The proposal would require installation of electronic speed governors on trucks manufactured after 1990 and weighing more than 13 tons. The top speed allowed would be 68 miles per hour. This equipment is already in place for trucks model year 1991, and newer. D.O.T. will accept comments from the public about the proposal until March 27. Some of the big trucking companies are on board, as are safety groups, so hopefully, this proposal will end up as a regulation soon.
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