AUSTIN – Eight years after the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Administration, the federal government finally decided to withdraw its ill-conceived regulatory proposal to require speed limiting equipment to be installed on heavy duty vehicles operating in interstate commerce. The rule would have had enormous adverse economic consequences and would have increased the risk of collision and injuries on our nation’s highways.
The withdrawal of the speed limiter requirement is consistent with President Trump’s Executive Order 14219, which directs federal agencies to rescind regulations that are unlawful or undermine the national interest.
“Citing comments filed by TPPF, federal regulators finally agreed that the speed limiter requirements were contrary to law and sound public policy,” said Ted Hadzi-Antich, senior attorney with TPPF’s Center for the American Future. “It is refreshing to see that the federal government is at least sometimes able to admit its mistakes.”
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