Farmers hauling livestock should not be subject to the same laws as truckers transporting boxes of toilet paper. “That’s what I like to explain to lawmakers,” said Allison Cooke, executive director of ...

In addition, transportation of bees necessary to pollinate numerous crops, tree nuts, fruits and vegetables requires some of the longest trips in the country. The applicants estimated that 25% to 30% ...

Farm groups have been working with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration agency for months to allow additional time on the road for truckers transporting livestock, insects and aquatic ...

As the livestock transport industry gears up for one of its busiest times of the year, there’s been an increased uptake in ...

FARGO - With spring work winding down in many areas of the state, beef producers are starting to bring cattle out to summer pastures. For producers who don't pasture cattle close to home or don't herd ...

A Senate bill that would ease trucking requirements for livestock haulers has the backing of two major U.S. cattle groups and a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers. Nebraska Republican Ben Sasse’s ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Now that pastures are starting to green up and calves are growing, many producers are getting ready to haul their cow-calf pairs to summer pastures. Multiple factors should be ...

The Department of Transportation has granted a 90-day waiver from the requirement that agricultural and livestock haulers install electronic logging devices in their ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted a one-year exemption to drivers transporting livestock and poultry from the 30-minute ...

Dozens of transport operators are adopting the CoRLink National Animal Welfare Accreditation Scheme ahead of the busy ...

With wildfires still threatening Wyoming’s landscape and livestock, Gov. Mark Gordon has renewed two emergency orders to streamline the transportation of animals and their feed. These measures extend ...

When Steve Brandt founded Steve’s Livestock Transport in 1987, Brandt started with a single truck that he used to provide livestock hauling services for customers in Western Canada. At the time, ...