The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a Notice of Intent for rulemaking on speed limiters in commercial vehicles.
In plain speak: the agency is announcing it will soon begin working on new rules governing speed in trucks.
This is just the beginning of a lengthy process. As of right now:
- There is no defined maximum speed setting, and
- There is no proposed timeframe for implementing speed devices.
Think of this NOI as the start of a data-gathering exercise, in which FMCSA collects information from fleets on their use of speed limiters.
What comes next: The NOI has a 30-day comment period, followed by an agency review. From there, FMCSA will need to formulate a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking -- a more detailed proposal outlining specific speed settings and a timeline for implementation. Another comment period would then follow.
ATA and CMCA will remain heavily engaged through each step of this process, providing comments and holding regulators to a sensible, data-driven approach.
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