Colorado officials put lead-footed truckers on notice

Colorado officials put lead-footed truckers on notice

Officers in Colorado issued more excessive speeding citations to truckers in 2025 than at any time in the past five years. According to the Colorado State Patrol, troopers issued 463 tickets for excessive speeding to commercial motor vehicle drivers last year, the highest number of such citations since 2021. For commercial vehicles, “excessive speeding” is considered driving at 15 miles per hour beyond the posted speed limit. “An 80,000-lb semi-…