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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposal to mandate speed limiters on most commercial motor vehicles is now expected to be published in May.

The agency said a potential rulemaking changing brokered-transaction transparency regs was not significant, hence not included in Mondays DOT Significant Rulemaking Report. Many owner-ops, no doubt, beg to differ.

The latest DOT Significant Rulemaking Report lacks a previously-included rulemaking regarding brokered-freight transparency. It also includes a new timeline for a speed limiter proposal.

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The FMCSA announced a 68 mph maximum speed limiter mandate proposal, and then revoked the number on Monday evening. The September 2023 Significant Rulemaking Report originally listed the FMCSA’s speed limiter proposal as topping commercial vehicles out at 68 mph. By Monday night, September 25th, however, the document had been altered to reflect no number for a

Newer speed limiter technologies allow companies to set speeds based on GPS coordinates.

Newer speed limiter technologies allow companies to set speeds based on GPS coordinates.

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 President-Elect Biden Announces He Will Nominate Pete Buttigieg as Secretary of Transportation On December 15, President-Elect Joe Biden announced that he will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be the Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Mr. Buttigieg is the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana and former 2020 presidential candidate. Congress Passes Legislation to Reauthorize the Pipeline Safety Act, But Enactment Is Uncertain On December 21, as ...