,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bg1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,isakson 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,coons7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,secretary of         
,transportation to promulgate standards 
and regulations requiring all new       
commercial motor vehicles to be equipped
 with technology to limit maximum       
operating speed1 to require existing    
speed-limiting technologies already     
installed in certain commercial motor   
vehicles to be used while in operation1 
and to require that the maximum safe    
operating speed of commercial motor     
vehicles shall not exceed #fe miles per 
hour4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,cullum ,owings ,large  
,truck ,safe ,operating ,speed ,act of  
#bjai4  #b4 ,federal motor vehicle      
safety standard and ,federal motor      

carrier safety regulation for           
speed-limiting technologies  7a7        
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7   
according to the ,federal ,motor        
,carrier ,safety ,administration1 during
 the period beginning on ,january #a1   
#bjjd1 and ending on ,december #ca1     
#bjac1 #aj1ddj people were killed in    
motor vehicle crashes in which the speed
 of a commercial motor vehicle likely   
contributed to severity2  7#b7 a #bjjg  
survey of truck drivers by the          
,insurance ,institute for ,highway      
,safety determined that #fd percent of  
the drivers were in favor of a          
speed-limiting requirement2  7#c7       
according to a #bjab study commissioned 
by ,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety     
,administration1 trucks not using a     
speed-limiting technology had a speed   
limit-relevant crash rate almost #b     
times higher than the rate of trucks    
using a speed-limiting technology2  7#d7
 speed-limiting devices have been       
required to be installed and used on    

commercial motor vehicles throughout the
 world1 including in--  7,a7 ,australia1
 which has required the use of those    
devices since #aiij2  7,b7 the ,united  
,kingdom1 which has required the use of 
those devices since #aiib2 and  7,c7 the
 ,european ,union1 which has required   
the use of those devices since #aiid2   
and  7#e7 the ,department of            
,transportation has been examining the  
issues involving speed-limiting         
technologies since at least #bjjf4  7b7 
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,commercial motor vehicle ,the term     
commercial motor vehicle means a motor  
vehicle used in commerce that has a     
gross vehicle weight rating or a gross  
vehicle weight of not less than #bf1jja 
pounds4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term      
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,transportation4  7#c7 ,speed-limiting  
technology ,the term speed-limiting     
technology means a technology that      
prevents a commercial motor vehicle from
 exceeding a preprogrammed maximum      

speed4  7c7 ,federal motor vehicle      
safety standard and motor carrier safety
 regulation  7#a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #a year after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall-- 7,a7 acting through the         
,administrator of the ,national ,highway
 ,traffic ,safety ,administration1 issue
 a final rule that establishes a        
,federal motor vehicle safety standard  
that requires that all commercial motor 
vehicles manufactured after the         
effective date of the standard shall be 
equipped with a speed-limiting          
technology2 and  7,b7 acting through the
 ,administrator of the ,federal ,motor  
,carrier ,safety ,administration1 issue 
a final rule that establishes a ,federal
 motor carrier safety regulation that   
requires that any existing              
speed-limiting technology already       
installed in a commercial motor vehicle 
shall be used at any time during which  
the commercial motor vehicle is in      
operation1 in accordance with paragraph 

7#b74  7#b7 ,requirements ,in issuing a 
final rule pursuant to paragraph 7#a71  
the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 include     
requirements to ensure that each        
speed-limiting technology--  7i7        
accurately measures the speed of the    
applicable commercial motor vehicle2 and
  7ii7 maintains a maximum speed of not 
faster than #fe miles per hour to ensure
 the safety of commercial motor vehicle 
drivers and the public1 regardless of   
whether the speed-limiting technology   
was installed in the commercial motor   
vehicle--  7,i7 prior to the effective  
date of the standard or regulation2 or  
7,,ii7 for purposes of achieving        
compliance with the standard under      
paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and  7,b7 as       
necessary1 amend any ,federal motor     
vehicle safety standards or ,federal    
motor carrier safety regulations to     
require that all commercial motor       
vehicles shall travel at a speed of not 
faster than #fe miles per hour4  7d7    
,implementation  7#a7 ,in general ,not  

later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 each commercial 
motor vehicle that is subject to the    
standard established under subsection   
7c77#a77;,a7 shall ensure that a        
speed-limiting technology establishes   
and maintains for the commercial motor  
vehicle a maximum safe speed of not     
faster than #fe miles per hour4  7#b7   
,verification of compliance with        
requirements ,the owner of each         
commercial motor vehicle subject to a   
requirement under this section shall    
verify1 and submit to the ,secretary a  
certification of1 compliance with the   
requirement at such time and in such    
manner as the ,secretary may establish1 
by regulation4