Overview

• The Department of Transportation withdrew a proposed rule to mandate speed limiters on heavy trucks over 26,000 pounds, eliminating a planned 65 mph cap.
• Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called the devices an inconvenience and a hazard when trucks are forced to travel slower than surrounding traffic.
• Officials cited advances in radar-assisted emergency braking and other safety technologies as alternatives to speed governors.
• The speed limiter proposal was first introduced by the Obama administration in 2016 and reaffirmed by the Biden administration in 2022 before its revocation.
• The agency said it was acting on President Trump’s directive to roll back regulations deemed onerous.