In 2015, nearly 12,000 heavy trucks and buses, including semi-trucks, were involved in accidents on Michigan roadways. Nationwide, thousands of motorists are injured or killed each year in semi-truck crashes. Many believe that speed-limiters on Michigan semi-trucks may be the key to improving crash statistics. To help reduce the number of collisions due to speeding trucks, it was proposed in 2016 that vehicles with a gross weight of more than 26,000 pounds be equipped with a speed-limiter that forcibly caps how fast they can travel. The speed-limiter proposal was suggested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal … Continue reading Will Speed-Limiters On Michigan Semi-Trucks Reduce Crashes?