Truckers' group calls for 65 mph limit
Published: May 8, 2008 at 7:39 PM
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- The American Trucking Associations, the trucking industry's largest lobbying group, Thursday called for a nationwide 65 mph speed limit.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the group also called for longer trailers and higher weight allowances to help conserve fuel and reduce climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions.
Limiting cars and trucks to 65 mph would conserve more than 11 billion gallons of diesel and gasoline over 10 years, the trucking group said.
Schneider National Inc. -- one of the country's biggest trucking firms, based in Green Bay, Wis. -- has announced it will voluntarily cut the top cruising speed on its 10,600 tractors to 60 mph, President and Chief Executive Officer Chris Lofgren said.
Lowering the trucks' top speed from 63 mph to 60 mph will be equivalent to taking more than 7,200 cars off the highways, Lofgren said, adding that the change will save 3.75 million gallons of fuel a year.
"We encourage others in the industry to make this commitment with us," Lofgren was quoted as saying.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the group also called for longer trailers and higher weight allowances to help conserve fuel and reduce climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions.
Limiting cars and trucks to 65 mph would conserve more than 11 billion gallons of diesel and gasoline over 10 years, the trucking group said.
Schneider National Inc. -- one of the country's biggest trucking firms, based in Green Bay, Wis. -- has announced it will voluntarily cut the top cruising speed on its 10,600 tractors to 60 mph, President and Chief Executive Officer Chris Lofgren said.
Lowering the trucks' top speed from 63 mph to 60 mph will be equivalent to taking more than 7,200 cars off the highways, Lofgren said, adding that the change will save 3.75 million gallons of fuel a year.
"We encourage others in the industry to make this commitment with us," Lofgren was quoted as saying.
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