Agricultural trucking
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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: ADM Trucking serves ADM and others
ADM is a very large, global company. It owns thousands of vehicles of different kinds, including an in-house fleet of trucks.
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FMCSA: Turfgrass haulers were eligible for HOS exemption all along
Industry has been working with FMCSA to ensure turfgrass was considered an ag commodity under federal rules.
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Hog processing shutdown cancels 100 semi-truck deliveries daily
The closing of a Smithfield Foods hog-processing plant in South Dakota cut off 100 daily semi-truck loads of animals to the facility. With few other…
Read More » - Weather and Critical Events
Commentary: Spring floods have lasting impact on Midwestern transportation market
For anyone in and around the Corn Belt in 2019, the lasting effects of this spring’s flooding are still front and center in everyone’s mind.…
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Commentary: Importance of U.S. agriculture to trade negotiations
Ben Thrower writes about the importance of American agriculture - not just to the U.S. population, but to the country's trade negotiations.
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Commentary: Ag and livestock haulers seek regulatory concessions
The USDOT and USDA are seeking comments on a revision to hours-of-service and electronic logging device regulations for the agriculture and livestock industries.
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Trump administration seeks clarity for ag and livestock haulers
FMCSA, USDA to standardize definitions for HOS exemption enforcement.
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Commentary: Moving grain is a major market for U.S. and Canadian railroads
Jim Blaze writes about the movement of grain by rail. This is a huge business for U.S. and Canadian railroads, and is also critical to…
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Ag shippers seek funding action for stressed out transportation system
Lawmakers heard how costly fees and equipment shortages along the supply chain are hurting exports.
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2018 Farm Bill allows interstate hemp supply chain
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act and opened the door for interstate hemp transportation. Now hemp manufacturers are…
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