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The Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act has been introduced in the House of Representatives and is yet another legislative proposal that offers fixes for livestock haulers regarding hours of service rules.

All agriculture haulers could be exempted from using electronic logging devices (ELD) if the latest version of the Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2018 advances through Congress.

Fair Oaks milk trucks no longer use diesel. Instead, they head to dairy manufacturing plants to fill up.

Company says it will invest $3 million for upgrades to the facility formerly owned by Michigan farmer Mike Stamp.

Despite the government shutdown, proponents of legislation authorizing new waterway projects and improvements on the existing lock and dam system, believe the bill could pass.

To say there is pushback against the idea of creating another pilot program to allow drivers under 21 to operate commercial trucks is putting it mildly.

Upper Mississippi’s lock-and-dam decision dilemma.

The adoption of federal legislation known as MAP-21 exempts the equipment and its operators from some Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

The agreement provides certain exemptions for farmers in one state who cross into the other while delivering agricultural goods.

The cumulative effects of sediment deposits from last year’s flood, coupled with receding waters this summer, are visible from space.