The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation, telling them to reject failed speed limiter proposals that have been resurrected by the American Trucking Associations in coordination with Road Safe America.
OOIDA has long opposed efforts to mandate speed limiting devices, saying they make roads less safe. OOIDA says speed limiters increase congestion and speed differentials between trucks and cars, which ultimately lead to more crashes. Additionally, arbitrary speed limits make it difficult for truck drivers to switch lanes to accommodate merging traffic at entrance ramps – or to merge themselves.
“Studies and research have already proven what we were all taught long ago in driver’s ed classes – traffic is safest when vehicles travel at the same relative speed,” said OOIDA President Todd Spencer. “What the motoring public should know is that when they are stuck behind trucks on long stretches of highway, those
This bill would follow in the footsteps of California’s A.B. 5 law by diminishing the ability of owner-operators to haul freight for larger motor carriers.
A letter from ATA to DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg calls for speed limiters for most trucks, with a higher speed limit for trucks with certain safety technologies installed. Also, Michigan expands its spring weight restrictions statewide.
This bill would follow in the footsteps of California’s A.B. 5 law by diminishing the ability of owner-operators to haul freight for larger motor carriers.
UpdatedFri, Mar 12, 2021 at 1:42 pm ET
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PENNSYLVANIA The Pennsylvania Turnpike is by far the nation s most expensive toll road, a new study has concluded. Driving the entire length of the 360-mile turnpike will cost $112, according to Budget Direct.
That s more than four times higher than the next-priciest toll road. Driving the entire 496-mile New York State Thruway costs only $28.05.
Turnpike Commission CEO Mark Compton described the study s findings as seriously flawed in a letter to state officials on Monday, the Bucks County Courier Times reported.
Subscribe Their so-called report . failed to recognize basic differences in how toll highways are used, how toll rates are set and how travelers pay, Compton wrote in the letter to General Assemly transportation committees.