The California Highway Patrol (CHP) caught two truck drivers in serious violation of the state’s 55 m.p.h. speed limit for commercial trucks.
On November 5, the CHP’s Needles Division reported that an officer performed a traffic stop on a semi truck caught traveling at “a staggering 93 m.p.h. along the Interstate 40!”
“At that speed, a fully loaded semi-truck becomes an enormous danger to everyone on the road. Increased stopping distances, reduced reaction time, and the potential for catastrophic collisions make excessive speed in commercial vehicles especially dangerous,” said state police.
The traffic stop came the same week that CHP’s Needles Division caught a second semi truck hitting speeds of 98 m.p.h. while “passing other vehicles in the area.”
CHP reminded the trucking community that “California law generally limits vehicles transporting property to 55 MPH. That’s not a suggestion — it’s the law!”
You can click here to learn more about California’s speed limit restrictions for any truck tractor having three or more axles or any motortruck or truck tractor drawing any other vehicle.
