One trucking niche that’s been in the news since the onset of the electronic logging device mandate has been livestock hauling. Because of the sensitivity of their freight, whose health can be ...

Virginia farmers are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to consider the unique circumstances of transporting live animals over long distances, and amend regulations for farmers and other ...

Just shy of a month after announcing it would give drivers hauling livestock and other agricultural commodities a brief reprieve from compliance with the electronic logging device mandate, the U.S.

The American Farm Bureau Federation is asking the Department of Transportation to give livestock haulers flexibility in meeting certain hours of service requirements to better address the unique needs ...

Jake Eystad was contacted on Oct. 10 by one of his customers to haul a load of livestock. Eystad replied that he couldn't move the load until Oct. 28. The customer, with few options, was willing to ...

A truck that ferries livestock from places like auctions to feedlots is parked in Garden City, Kansas. A new, widely debated federal mandate requires truckers to electronically track the number of ...