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government affairs<br />
A Question of<br />
SAFETY<br />
Debate continues as FMCSA plans to<br />
enact speed limiter rule for CMVs<br />
By John Worthen<br />
Many in the trucking industry are waiting with bated breath for the Federal Motor Carrier<br />
Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) final ruling on speed limiters for commercial big rigs.<br />
The comment period on the speed limiter proposal ended in July 2022 with more than<br />
15,000 respondents — most opposed to the measure.<br />
However, the FMCSA is moving forward with the rule, and it could be finalized as early as this<br />
summer, according to the Unified Regulatory Agenda.<br />
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has spoken out in favor of speed limiters, publishing<br />
this stance in April 2021:<br />
“The speed of all electronically governed Class 7 and 8 trucks manufactured after 1992 should<br />
be governed by tamperproof devices either limiting the vehicle to a fixed maximum of 65 mph or<br />
limiting the vehicle to 70 mph with the use of adaptive cruise control and automatic emergency<br />
6 Truckload Authority | www.Truckload.org TCA JULY/AUGUST 2023