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House advances bill giving Montana DOT authority to regulate truck platooning after safety amendment
Summary
The Montana House moved House Bill 97 forward after adopting an amendment that requires stakeholder engagement and a safety study before platooning permits are issued; the bill gives the Department of Transportation rulemaking authority for platooning and sets CDL requirements for drivers of lead vehicles.
House Bill 97, a measure to allow and regulate the platooning of trucks, cleared second reading in the Montana House after lawmakers adopted an amendment requiring study and stakeholder engagement before permitting begins.
The amendment, offered by Representative Baum and approved 84-16, requires the Montana Department of Transportation to conduct a safety study and engage law enforcement, the trucking industry, platooning technology developers and the Transportation Interim Committee in developing rules and standards before issuing permits. The full bill, as amended, was recommended to pass on second reading by voice and later recorded votes…
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