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Business

Clock ticking for ag haulers to adopt an ELD

According to the FMCSA, ag haulers have until June 19 to adopt an ELD to record duty status or face citations or out-of-service orders for non-compliance.

May 29, 2018

Business

House committee clears bill with ELD waiver for livestock haulers, dismissal of state-mandated driver breaks

In addition to delaying ELDs for livestock and bee haulers until Sept. 2019, the bill will block state-enforced carrier paid breaks for truck drivers.

May 25, 2018

Electronic Logging Devices

Congress passes spending bill exempting livestock haulers from ELDs until October

Both chambers of Congress on Thursday passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill that allows livestock haulers to run without electronic logging devices through the end of September. The bill has now been sent to the White House for President Trump’s signature, who has threatened to veto the bill.

March 23, 2018

Business

Bills in Congress extend ELD waiver for livestock haulers, allow under-21 truckers

The U.S. House late Wednesday released the text of a $1.3 billion spending bill that funds the U.S. government through the end of the 2018 fiscal year and, notably for trucking, exempts livestock and insect haulers from the electronic logging device mandate through the end of September.

March 22, 2018

Voices

Reader: ELDs set to exacerbate existing parking, detention issues

“I don’t think anyone has really considered what making all trucks go ELD will do and all the problems it will cause. There isn’t enough parking now.” –reader Josiah Gonzalez, via email. And: A little personal conveyance wiggle room.

February 21, 2017

Channel 19

Livestock haulers’ efforts to secure hours changes in light of ELD mandate, stalled

“We’re 100 percent dependent on road transportation of our cattle. Take that away from us and we’re back to cattle drives.” –Tim O’Byrne of the American Cattle Transporters Advisory Group, a coalition hoping to liberalize split-berth/14-hour regs for livestock haulers in light of ELD mandate.

February 17, 2017

Channel 19

Cover shoot outtakes: Zach Beadle and his cabover Pete at Kelley Thigpen’s Diamond Ranch

Livestock hauler Zach Beadle’s photo shoot with Texas freelancer Brandon Wells came off near perfectly, despite last-minute changes in location necessitated by Beadle client Kelley Thigpen.

January 21, 2016

Business

Building the customer base: Work the relationship for the long term

Working the spot market via load boards, you may never lay eyes on the face of the freight broker. By contrast, going after direct shipper contracts is largely an exercise in long-term relationship building.

January 7, 2016

Business

Don’t forget your Dinoflagellate-proof goggles

“Did you or someone you love get eye rot or funky head formation from watching glowing chunks of fuzz float around in a plastic dinosaur? Call Wartenstein and Foolbaggery – we’ll get you PAID!”

December 17, 2014

Life

Organic or not?

The benefits and drawbacks of organic food — and strategies toward deciding when and where to buy and eating organic on the road.

May 14, 2013