U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently joined the bipartisan Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act, which would adjust for haulers of livestock, live fish and insects federal electronic logging device (ELD) and Hours of Service (HOS) regulations.
“In Kansas, our economy depends upon the ability of farmers and ranchers to sell the goods they produce across the state, nation, and world,” Moran said. “This bipartisan legislation provides a long-term solution that will give livestock haulers flexibility to get safely to their destinations without causing unnecessary stress to the animals being transported. I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense measure that will make transportation easier on livestock and haulers and ranchers alike.”
If the bill becomes law, haulers would be exempt from HOS requirements until they pass the 300-air-mile threshold, and unloading times also would be exempt.
Haulers would turn their ELD on after crossing a 150-air-mile radius of the origin of their load and would be permitted drive up to 18 hours before taking a mandatory 10-hour rest time.
Drivers would be exempt from the mandatory break if they are within 150-air miles of their delivery point. Drivers would take the break after delivery.