truck drivers

Fertilizer shortages are shaking things up this growing season, and the FMCSA is stepping in with some big changes for truckers.

Livestock auction markets sit directly in the middle of every transaction. That means trucking regulations have a direct impact on both markets and producers.

Every step in our supply chain—from the farm fields to the grocery store shelves—is grounded in the same mission: to keep our food supply safe, sustainable and affordable.

In 2023. farmers and truckers of agricultural goods in Washington started paying a Climate Commitment Act fuel tax that, even through, by law, they are exempt.  Since then, Ag groups have been pushing for a fix to this exemption problem, with little help from the Department of Ecology.   “So, ...

Legislation introduced last week would remove burdensome government regulations from the trucking industry, according to Senator Mike Rounds.  The South Dakota Republican introduced the Trucking Regulations Unduly Constricting Known Service-providers, or TRUCKS Act.  ...

A pair of U.S. House lawmakers recently introduced legislation to help address the current truck driver shortage in the United States. In 2021, American trucking companies experienced a record deficit of approximately 80,000 drivers due to hiring and retention challenges ...

It is apparent that the Anti-Mandate protests in Ottawa, and at numerous Canada-U.S. border crossings has swelled well beyond an anti-vaccine trucker protest. Most of the protesters seen now are people who have been adversely affected by numerous lockdown measures ...

Because of the hazardous driving conditions, and the closure of the three Washington Cascades passes Governor Jay Inslee issued a weather-related Emergency proclamation. The action waives commercial driver hours for drivers who are collecting or delivering essential supplies and services ...

The Ag Community thanked the Biden administration this week for extending to February 28th the waiver for commercial truckers from the federal Hours of Service regulation. The rule limits truckers to 11 hours of driving time and 14 consecutive hours of on-duty time in any 24-hour period and requires prescribed rest periods ...

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said her department’s working to fix a broken part of the nation’s supply chain key to the Ag and food sector; a massive shortage of truck drivers. Raimondo said Commerce is working with the Departments of Transportation and Labor to license thousands of commercial truck drivers. “Tr ...