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Petition * USA - Trucking group pushes speed-control devices
Independent firms oppose call to limit big rig drivers to 68 mphToledo,OH,USA -Toledo Blade, by DAVID PATCH -Dec 10, 2006: -- Some truckers say that when their wheels aren't turning, they're not earning... So why is the nation's largest trucking organization asking the federal government to require that new trucks be equipped with devices restricting top speed to 68 miles per hour?... Safety and fuel economy, says the American Trucking Associations, which has petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety and National Highway Traffic Safety administrations to require the devices. Most commonly, these involve a microchip in a truck's engine computer that restricts how fast the engine can run... Dave Osiecki, the trucking association's vice president, said the proposal is aimed at "a small minority of drivers and trucks that are operating at excessive speeds."... (Photo: THE BLADE by DAVE ZAPOTOSKY - Tractor-trailer driver Matt Frey passes through a truck stop in Stony Ridge during a recent delivery run)
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