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Ocean Carriers Asked to Help Container Issue

Published December 17, 2021

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack are asking the world’s leading ocean carriers to help mitigate ag export disruptions. Ocean carriers are making fewer containers available for U.S. ag commodities, changing return dates and charging unfair fees.…

Final HOS Rule Released

Published May 18, 2020

The Department of Transportation has released a final Hours-of-Service rule. The revised rule includes increased safety and flexibility for break rules, along with sleeper-berth and adverse driving conditions exceptions. Additionally, the maximum on-duty period for commercial drivers was lengthened from…

NDDOT Extends Deadline for Farmers and Ranchers

Published October 28, 2019

The North Dakota Department of Transportation has extended the deadline for removing hay bales from highway rights of way by two weeks to November 15. The decision was made because of the statewide flood emergency.

Chao Willing to Address Ag’s Concern With HOS, ELD

Published March 29, 2019

During Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s appearance before the Senate Transportation Committee, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven outlined concerns with the hours-of-service and electronic-logging-device rules and the impact on livestock producers. "This is what happens with a one-size-fits-all solution," said Chao.…

Infrastructure Shouldn’t be an Ideological Issue

Published December 26, 2018

Transportation Commissioner-designate Margaret Anderson Kelliher has a unique background; raised on a dairy farm in southern Minnesota and representing Minneapolis in the state legislature. Moving to the Department of Transportation, Anderson Kelliher is calling for balance. "Infrastructure should be one…

Livestock Organizations File Hours of Service Petition

Published October 16, 2018

Organizations representing livestock, bee and fish haulers across the U.S. submitted a petition to the Department of Transportation, requesting additional flexibility on Hours of Service requirements. The petition asks for a five-year extension for certain requirements and encourages DOT to…

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Ocean Carriers Asked to Help Container Issue

Final HOS Rule Released

NDDOT Extends Deadline for Farmers and Ranchers

Chao Willing to Address Ag’s Concern With HOS, ELD

Infrastructure Shouldn’t be an Ideological Issue

Livestock Organizations File Hours of Service Petition

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