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The agency last month added six studies to the regs docket for its efforts to develop a new rating methodology. Critics worry over the focus on safety technologies, and see limitations in the data. ....
Safety ratings at risk for violators of proposed speed limiter law Trucking group notes implications for noncompliance if bill gains traction Bill limits truck speeds to 65, 70 mph. (Photo: Shutterstock) Drivers who violate proposed laws mandating that their trucks be equipped with devices limiting speeds to no more than 70 miles per hour could have safety rating consequences even in states that have higher speed limits, a truck safety group points out. The latest such proposal, the Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act, was introduced in Congress on Tuesday by Reps. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., and John Katko, R-N.Y. Text of the bill was not available, but according to the Trucking Alliance, a truck safety group that supports the bill, the legislation sets the maximum speed for all commercial motor vehicles at 65 mph, or 70 mph if the truck is equipped with adaptive cruise control and automatic emergency braking (AEB). ....
The legislation would require all trucks manufactured after 1992 be limited to 65 mph unless certain safety tech is installed, which would allow for a 70 mph limit. Also: FMCSA extends hours, CDL, med cert COVID waivers; SCF concert raises $75k; more. ....