Livestock haulers

House legislation would ban hauling horses across state lines in livestock trailers designed for smaller animals.

An emergency waiver easing truck driver restrictions for haulers of live chickens is the first move by the Trump administration to directly address a nationwide egg shortage.

Oklahoma Congressman Josh Brecheen calls FMCSA’s speed limiter proposal an “overreach” and introduces legislation aimed at heading it off.

Bipartisan legislation would provide new funding for truck drivers and truck parking while exempting ag haulers from hours-of-service rules.

Federal regulators say livestock drivers have not shown they can maintain safety if given an hours-of-service exemption.

Federal regulators have not renewed a work rule exemption for truck drivers responding to the pandemic, a move supported by ATA and truck safety advocates.

Federal regulators release new data and ask for public comment to help determine whether to end the nationwide trucking hours-of-service waiver.

CEO blames ‘driver shortage, rising costs, extremely tight margins and freight rates’

Congress approves provisions allowing under-21 truck drivers – as well as guidance on truck brokers and freight dispatchers – in a five-year highway bill that is part of a larger $1.2 trillion infrastructure package.

Regulators will poll the trucking industry on the value of the hours-of-service waiver as FMCSA readies another extension.

Owner-operators see a downside to keeping FMCSA’s emergency hours-of-service order in place.

The United States Cattlemen’s Association warns JBS hack could disrupt the meat supply chain without emergency work-hour changes.

Truck drivers and carriers that transport livestock are feeling the sting as the cyberattack on JBS disrupts operations at multiple meat processing facilities.

Ongoing risks attributed to COVID-19 trigger a three-month extension to hours-of-service exemptions.

FMCSA rule expanding definition of ag commodities called “meritless and reckless” by group of safety advocates.

Drivers who begin using exemptions as a result of the clarifications could see cost savings.

Multi-month exemption will apply to groceries, livestock, and medical supplies.

Oklahoma institution Barrett Trailers rises again as owners of a Texas livestock-hauling company and trailer dealership buy the company from Stoughton Trailers and rehire workers laid off during pandemic.

Industry has been working with FMCSA to ensure turfgrass was considered an ag commodity under federal rules.

Latest extension in place through July 14.

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.

FMCSA, USDA to standardize definitions for HOS exemption enforcement.

Livestock haulers are relying on the fate of the federal budget to determine how long their ELD exemptions will last.

There has been other legislation trying to get livestock haulers a further exemption to the ELD rule, but this one has gone further,

Efforts are being made to exempt livestock and certain agricultural haulers from ELD and hour-of-service rules, but a trucking group and safety advocacy organization are fighting back.