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| 2770416 | c20c27f0-08a8-4c63-a090-203704acdc4e | Q1 | KANSAS FARM BUREAU | 21131 | KANSAS FARM BUREAU | 2022 | first_quarter | TRA | Kansas Farm Bureau supports the HAULS Act (S. 792). The bipartisan HAULS Act modernizes the agricultural exemption to the hours-of-service rules and provides much needed regulatory relief for farmers, ranchers and ag haulers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations (FMCSA) hours-of-service (HOS) requirements limit the time a commercial motor vehicle driver may be on duty to 14 hours and driving to 11 hours. However, agriculture and livestock haulers face unique circumstances due to the perishability of their products. The HAULS Act updates the agriculture and livestock HOS exemptions to ensure haulers have the flexibility they need to deliver their perishable products. The HAULS Act would: Eliminate the requirement that ag and livestock hours-of-service exemptions only apply during state designated planting and harvesting seasons Amend and clarify the definition of agricultural commodities based on feedback provided by agriculture and livestock organizations Authorize a 150 air-mile exemption from HOS requirements on the destination side of a haul for ag and livestock haulers. We are thankful the US Senate Commerce Committee included provisions of the HAULS Act in their markup of the infrastructure package. Additionally, full implementation of the Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) requirements in February cause a lot of concern about the future of school bus driver and commercial trucker driver that haul agricultural products. While not impacting every farmer and rancher, many agriculturalist do have children who ride a school bus in remote areas. All farmers and ranchers are dependent on commercial truckers to bring input products to their region and haul bulk commodities raise on the farm and ranch to other commercial locations. The loss of truck drivers, and a growing difficulty to replace them, adds additional burdens and costs to the agricultural supply chain. | Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT) | 30000 | 0 | 0 | 2022-04-07T15:48:56-04:00 |