ARLINGTON, Va.—The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is continuing its push, which it initiated in 2006, for the federal government to require the electronic speed limiters on large trucks be set no higher than 65 mph.
In 2011 the government said it would move forward with that regulation, according to ATA President and CEO Bill Graves.
“But this common-sense regulation has been mired in bureaucracy for over four years now,” he said, citing ATA's concerns for safety.
An Associated Press story published at the end of March identified 14 states with highway speed limits of 75 to 85 mph, despite most heavy truck tires not being rated to do more than 75 mph.