On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced legislation that would ban the use of speed limiting devices on commercial motor vehicles.
The legislation, the “Deregulating restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-Wheelers” (DRIVE) Act, would prevent the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from implementing rules or regulations that require large commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate commerce to be equipped with speed limiting devices set to a maximum speed. Daines’ office said studies indicate speed limiting devices on CMVs increase congestion, create dangerous speed differentials and make roads less safe leading to higher crash rates.
