The Department of Transportation has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have mandated speed limiters on commercial motor vehicles, like semis and eighteen-wheelers, that are used for interstate commerce. The …
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Additional Flexibility for Livestock Haulers Included in Transportation Bill
by Colter BrownLivestock haulers may soon see much-needed regulatory flexibility. Crucial language pulled from the HAULS Act to provide for a 150 air-mile exemption from Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules, was adopted into the …
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U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee and chairman of the subcommittee on Transportation and Safety, introduced legislation that would provide livestock haulers flexibility and …
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A bipartisan group of Senators have sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to push for greater flexibility in the Hours of Service regulations for …
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Last week, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released its long-awaited proposal to increase flexibility for truckers by revising the rules around the amount of time …
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U.S. Senator Steve Daines in a U.S. Senate Appropriations Hearing pressed U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao on finding a permanent solution to the harmful Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate …