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Feb 20, 2016

TRUCKS LIMITS ON HIGHWAYS SPEEDS * USA

* Georgia - Truckers oppose new speed controls 
-- The trucking industry voiced opposition Thursday to tougher limits on its highway speeds... The tougher restrictions come from House Bill that Rep. Ron Stephens introduced in response to a crash last year on Interstate 16... Stephens and the industry representatives testified during a hearing before the House Motor Vehicle Committee considering a proposal to make truckers in 100,000-pound, commercial vehicles subject to the $200 Super Speeder penalties that are on top of local fines when caught going 10 mph over the speed limit on Interstate highways... Objecting was Dan Matthews, who has driven trucks since the 1970s and is a safety trainer for YRC Freight, recommended a 15 mph trigger rather than 10 mph. He said getting two speeding tickets at 15 mph over the limit in a three-year period already means an automatic 60-day suspension from operating as a commercial driver in interstate commerce. The trigger in the current law is 20 mph, where it would remain for cars and non-commercial buses, vans and smaller trucks... The committee also heard from five lobbyists for hospitals around the state supporting the bill because the added fines would go to help support their trauma centers... 
(Photo by Walter C. Jones/Morris News Service - Trucker Dan Maxwell of Marietta testified Thursday that a proposal to lower the threshold on truck drivers getting a Super Speeder ticket should be 15 mph over the limit on Interstate highways rather than the proposed 10 mph in a bill authored by Rep. Ron Stephens, R-Savannah) -- Atlanta, GA, USA - Morris News Service/ Savannah Now, by Walter C. Jones - February 19, 2016

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Feb 11, 2010

STUDY * Ireland - Speeding trucks on the rise

Dublin,Ireland -The Irish Times -February 10, 2010: -- Two-thirds of articulated trucks on Irish roads are speeding and there has been a general fall in compliance with speed limits across all vehicle types, according to new research from the Road Safety Authority (RSA)... The 2008 Free Speeds Study found the proportion of articulated lorries, trucks and buses breaking the vehicle specific 80km/h limit has increased on all road types; motorways, dual carriageways, and national primary and secondary roads... Less than a third of these vehicles obeyed dual carriageway speed limits... On roads with a 50km/h limit, 68 per cent of articulated trucks were observed breaking the speed limit with 37 per cent travelling between 60km/h and 80km/h on these routes... ( Picture from truck-photos)

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Jan 25, 2008

Solutions * Australia - To slow speeding trucks

‘Chain of Responsibility’ laws to target the cause of heavy vehicle speeding have been approved unanimously by the Australian Transport Council

Sydney,NSW,Australia -Transport and Logistics News -22 Jan 2008: -- National Transport Commission (NTC) chief executive Nick Dimopoulos said the focus of the new laws is on the underlying cause of heavy vehicle speeding. Off-road parties in the logistics chain must take “reasonable steps” to ensure their delivery schedules and deadlines do not put pressure on drivers to break road laws... Existing industry best practices – such as setting sensible deadlines, checking records and promoting company policies on speed control – are effective at managing heavy vehicle speed. Studies also show that speed control policies can reduce fuel use by 8 percent and equipment wear and tear by 10 percent... Mr Dimopoulos encouraged all parties in the logistics chain to discuss the impact of Chain of Responsibility laws on their business and identify what steps they can take to manage compliance risks... Penalties include court-imposed corporate fines of up to $50,000, plus three times the estimated commercial benefit gained by breaking the law. Road agencies can also ask the court to impose bans and prohibition orders (such as the fitment of vehicle tracking technology)... The importance of sharing responsibility for speed compliance was identified by a Summit to Combat Speeding Heavy Trucks (jointly hosted by the Australian Trucking Association and the NTC). Speed is reported as a factor in 29% of heavy vehicle fatalities...

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Sep 30, 2007

Speed Limits * USA - Wyoming to test variable

The state of Wyoming is hoping to introduce a first-of-its-kind speed limit system on its interstates

WYO,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Reed Black -September 28, 2007: -- ... It’s called a “variable speed limit,” with the speed limit changing in response to weather and road conditions... Wyoming currently has a uniform speed limit for trucks and cars – and that won’t change... But in heavy rain or snow, digital speed limit signs will slow all traffic down, and speed it back up when conditions permit... Wyoming Department of Transportation Spokesman Vince Garcia told there will be a pilot program this winter on a six-mile stretch of Interstate 80 between Rawlins and Laramie... If the program goes well, Garcia said state officials hope to gradually introduce the variable speed limit statewide... (Photo from mostlyanecdotal.org: Road to Evanston Wyoming)
* Wyoming DOT looking for road condition reporters
WYO,USA -Land Line Magazine -September 28, 2007: -- The state Department of Transportation in Wyoming is seeking volunteers to call in real-time road reports... After a pilot program last winter, DOT officials say regular motorists who volunteered to call in reports did a good job of reporting road conditions... Now the program is going state-wide...

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Jun 20, 2007

Trucks’ speed * USA - Limit lowered on roads

Tractor-trailers slowed to 30 miles per hour
Cleburne,TX,USA -The Cleburne Times-Review, by Misty Shultz -June 19, 2007: -- Johnson County commissioners voted Monday to lower the speed limit for some commercial vehicles to 30 miles-per-hour on all county roads... The lower limit applies to vehicles with gross weight ratings of more than 26,000 pounds... Vehicles weighing 26,000 pounds or less will continue to abide by a 40 mph speed limit in unincorporated areas of the county...

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Apr 19, 2007

Speeds: Car vs. Trucks * USA - Oregon bill would widen gap between

OR,USA -Land Line Magazine (Grain Valley,MO), by Keith Goble -April 17 , 2007: -- An effort in the Oregon House would widen the speed gap between four-wheelers and big trucks to 15 mph on the state’s rural interstate highways... Rep. Kim Thatcher, R-Keizer, has offered a bill that would increase the speed limit for passenger vehicles from 65 mph to 70 mph along rural stretches of interstates. Truck traffic would continue to be restricted to the current 55 mph speed limit... Oregon is the only state west of the Mississippi River with speed limits for cars below 70 mph. California is the only other state with truck speeds at 55 mph. Idaho, Montana and Texas limit trucks to 65 mph, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety...

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