Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) announced in late March they reintroduced the Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act.
The bill would reform hours of service (HOS) and electronic logging device (ELD) regulations at the Department of Transportation (DOT). The bill would also delay enforcement of the ELD rule until required reforms are formally proposed by the transportation secretary. In addition, the legislation would establish a working group at DOT with representatives from the transportation and agriculture industries to consider the impact of existing rules on commercial transportation of commodities and livestock.
“We’ve worked to provide needed certainty and flexibility to our agricultural haulers under the HOS and ELD regulations so that they can get their products to market safely and efficiently,” Hoeven said.
The bill is supported by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, United States Cattlemen’s Association, Livestock Marketing Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, American Sheep Industry Association, and several other industry groups.
