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Great Moments in American Trucking: Rise of the National Speed Limit In 1974, an energy crisis spread fuel shortages across the country, so Congress set a national 55 mph speed limit to save gasoline. It worked, but drivers and businesses felt the slowdown for two decades. Then in 1995, the National Highway System Designation Act returned speed limits to the states, and limits rose. Drivers covered more miles, transit times shrank, and freight networks grew more efficient than ever. 🇺🇸

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