HB337 Summary

• Define "truck platoon" as a group of individual commercial trucks traveling in a unified manner at electronically coordinated speeds with following distances closer than reasonable and prudent without electronic coordination.

• Exempt trailing trucks in a truck platoon from the prohibition against following too closely if the platoon is engaged in electronic brake coordination and complies with any additional requirements imposed by the Department of Transportation by rule.

• Maintain existing requirements that drivers generally maintain at least 20 feet of distance for each 10 miles per hour of speed, and that large trucks maintain at least 300 feet separation outside business and residence districts.

• Authorize the Department of Transportation to adopt rules to implement and administer the truck platoon exemption provisions.

• Become effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.