NHTSA& EPA want to limit speedof vehicles over 26,000 lbs

I suppose having a higher passing grade on the drivers test is too simple.

irishtom29 wrote:

K Charles wrote:
On the news they said fatal crashes caused by driving ing under the influence was up from last year and teenage drivers in fatal crashes was up from last year. Will slowing down trucks and busses help that?

No, nor is it intended to.

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FMCSA/USDOT has recently instituted a comprehensive drug and alcohol testing and driver background check program that all motor carriers are required to implement across their fleets of trucks/drivers. How well it will work is unknown as of yet.

K Charles wrote:
On the news they said fatal crashes caused by driving ing under the influence was up from last year and teenage drivers in fatal crashes was up from last year. Will slowing down trucks and busses help that?

No, nor is it intended to.

When you own a company that operates commercial vehicles, it is the FMCSA that gives your company it's USDOT number. I had to go to the FMCSA website to register for my DOT number.

moisheh wrote:
J rooster> It is the FMCSA hat is wanting the speed limiters. There is no mention in their literature of limiting 4 wheelers as that is a state matter. FMCSA only regulates commercial vehicles. Every state would have to have a law for motorhomes. Not going to happen. Imagine all the BS from the legislators. Texas would probably want the speed at 90 and others 55. Those clowns cannot even agree on the earth not being flat!

Moisheh

Moisheh, thank you for clearing that up for me! I had no idea that the FMCSA regulated commercial trucking and I was a commercial driver for 44-1/4 years. I know the trucking company that I work for dealt with Local, State, and Federal DOT's and the NTSB but, I never heard of FMCSA doing a regulation to us!

Truck speed is dependent on fuel price. More Federal control is not the answer.

In commercial regulation, 26,000 GVW becomes 26,000 GCW when there is a trailer involved.

If the regulation is extended to cover all vehicles, commercial or not, over 26,000 GVW, it would also apply to trucks towing trailers where the GCW is over 26,000. Which would make sense, why should a motorhome over 26,000 fall under the regulation, but not a pickup pulling a fifth wheel where the combination weighs over 26,000....

I would far prefer to have large trucks for local delivery only. Long haul should be on the rails. Trouble is rail needs significant improvements to reduce cost and congestion.

Nothing wrong with a 60, 65 or 68 limit for large vehicles commercial or private. JMHO
It would make 26,000 GVWR as a cut-off for all kinds of large vehicles.

Kayteg1 wrote:

06Fargo wrote:
Whenever I hear someone parrot the propaganda and say: "speed = danger" " speed was a factor (danger)" "speed = danger"

I ask: "What is the fatality rate per driver/mile driven in NASCAR, USAC, Formula 1, and Indy Car racing?"

That is remote comparison, but German autobahns with average speed in range 200 kph = 130 mph are way safer than US freeways, regardless Germans driving much lighter cars with less safety features.

But the trucks are restricted to 80 kph = 50 mph, and when they are passing each other the brakes can and do get a workout. The truckers generally signal and at the same time pull out and you are approaching at 195 kph (as fast as my company car would go).

It's all fine till the whole road is backed up by trucks limited the same speed pass one another.