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Speed Governors (Limiters) – In February 2006, ATA adopted a new safety policy calling for all new Class 7 and 8 trucks to have their top speed electronically limited to no more than 68 mph at the time of manufacture. The goal of this initiative is to assure that that the safety and environmental benefits of setting a maximum governed truck speed are realized across the trucking industry, and by the motoring public. ATA filed in October 2006 a petition with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to initiate a rulemaking to implement the adopted policy. DOT issued in January 2007 a Notice in the Federal Register seeking additional information on this issue in order to make an informed decision on these petitions. In response, ATA filed comprehensive comments. In October 2008, ATA’s safety task force recommended a policy change and the ATA Board supported the recommendation which supports mandatory speed governing at no more than 65 mph for all large trucks manufactured since 1992. On January 3, 2011 NHTSA granted petitions of ATA and the Road Safe America (RST) Coalition to establish a safety standard to require devices that would limit the speed of certain heavy trucks. Staff Contact: Ted Scott.
NHTSA's notice granting ATA's petition for speed governors - 3 January 2011
ATA's petition for speed governors - 16 October 2006
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