Farm groups have been working with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for months to exempt livestock truckers from some Hours-Of-Service rules. The livestock industry will retain the 150-mile radius exemption on the front and back of a shipment, but the administration has denied the HOS request. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Government Affairs Executive Director Kent Bacus says the ruling doesn’t take into consideration the live animals being transported. “With this extended relief we’ve had for the last few years, we’ve had flexibility in how and when to ship cattle. Not having this hours-of-service exemption kind of puts us in a bind.” Bacus says NCBA will continue to look at any possible legal or Congressional recourse.
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