January 5, 2011: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it will propose requiring speed limiters on heavy trucks at 68 mph after trucking groups asked for the regulation.
NHTSA said Monday that it would grant petitions from American Trucking Associations and Road Safe America to require manufacturers to install devices that would limit heavy truck speeds to 68 mph.
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The Teamsters joined the United Autoworkers (UAW) and five other international unions representing members at the largest U.S. defense contracts in a letter calling on Congress to ban defense contractors from funneling money to Wall Street investors through stock buybacks and dividends instead of investing in jobs and infrastructure.
Amazon drivers at the company’s DBK1 facility in New York City marched on the boss to demand union recognition and better pay, healthcare, and job security.
