Farmers hauling livestock should not be subject to the same laws as truckers transporting boxes of toilet paper. “That’s what I like to explain to lawmakers,” said Allison Cooke, executive director of ...
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Federal trucking regulators have denied a joint application request for an exemption that would allow truckers transporting livestock, ...
Farm groups have been working with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration agency for months to allow additional time on the road for truckers transporting livestock, insects and aquatic ...
FARGO - With spring work winding down in many areas of the state, beef producers are starting to bring cattle out to summer pastures. For producers who don't pasture cattle close to home or don't herd ...
A Senate bill that would ease trucking requirements for livestock haulers has the backing of two major U.S. cattle groups and a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers. Nebraska Republican Ben Sasse’s ...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted a one-year exemption to drivers transporting livestock and poultry from the 30-minute ...
Following best practices will improve welfare of cattle and provide economic benefits in dairy and beef transportation, according to a new article. Following best practices will improve welfare of ...
The Department of Transportation has granted a 90-day waiver from the requirement that agricultural and livestock haulers install electronic logging devices in their ...
When Steve Brandt founded Steve’s Livestock Transport in 1987, Brandt started with a single truck that he used to provide livestock hauling services for customers in Western Canada. At the time, ...