Federal regulations could be changing for how livestock haulers log their hours, and it's an issue that drivers and highway safety groups are split on. from installing electronic logging devices (ELD) ...
“Livestock haulers transport animals from farms and ranches to auction markets, where the stock is sold,” the haulers said. “Once sold, the animals are often transported to grazing lands and feed ...
One trucking niche that’s been in the news since the onset of the electronic logging device mandate has been livestock hauling. Because of the sensitivity of their freight, whose health can be ...
A block of 63 lawmakers in the U.S. House has penned a letter to transportation appropriation leaders asking them to allow drivers hauling livestock and bees to remain exempt from compliance with the ...
The budget deal reached by lawmakers this week to thwart another government shutdown and to fund the government through the 2019 fiscal year includes a provision that allows drivers hauling livestock ...
Virginia farmers are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to consider the unique circumstances of transporting live animals over long distances, and amend regulations for farmers and other ...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration gave truck operators two years to start using an electronic logging device (ELD), and as of Dec. 18 of this year, all operators, including livestock ...
Legislation meant to enhance commercial operations for haulers of livestock and agricultural commodities was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate. The Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety ...
Livestock haulers will be exempt from hours-of-service requirements until the end of November, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Tuesday. The current exemption, which was set ...
“The requested exemption was made on behalf of drivers who transport livestock, insects and aquatic animals. The applicants requested approval for drivers, after 10 consecutive hours off duty, to ...
OVID TWP. — A blown tire caused a fire in a large cattle hauler on I-69 about 8:15 a.m. Monday. The semi-truck driver pulled off the northbound lane about 100 yards north of the weigh station just ...