The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration denied the application from a collection of farm organizations to grant an exemption from hours of service rules. The request was on behalf of drivers transporting live animals.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Livestock Marketing Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Beekeeping Federation, American Honey Producers Association and the National Aquaculture Association joined together to submit the exemption application.
The farm groups say HOS regulations place the well-being of…
