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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 18, 2024

American Petroleum Institute Sues EPA Over Emissions Regulations

The American Petroleum institute has filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) heavy-duty (HD) vehicle emissions standards for model years (MY) 2027-2032.

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ProductsAugust 17, 2023

Trail King Adds Grain Hopper Trailer

The new Trail King Grain Hopper trailer features aerodynamic design and maximum load hauling capabilities.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2020

PrePass Adds 36 Pre-Clearance, Bypass Locations

In the past six months, PrePass Safety Alliance equipped an additional 30 agricultural inspection sites, as well as weigh stations in Texas, Louisiana, and Montana, for pre-clearance and bypass services.

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Trailer Talkby Deborah LockridgeDecember 14, 2019

Trailer Sanitation Service Designed to Meet Food Safety Rules

Healthy Trailer LLC offers a trailer sanitation service that helps carriers meet Food Safety Modernization Act rules, and says it has scientific testing to prove it works.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2019

FMCSA Seeks Comment on Agricultural Fleet Hours of Service Regulations

The FMCSA is seeking public comment on revising agricultural commodity or livestock definitions in hours-of-service regulations. 

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Newsby David CullenJuly 3, 2019

Lawmakers Seek to Expand Hours-of-Service Exemptions for Agricultural Commodities

A newly introduced Senate bill and its reintroduced House version together amount to a solid push by agricultural interests to in effect exempt a larger number of haulers of farmed products from federal hours-of-service rules.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsMarch 27, 2019

Specialty Trailer Upgrade Pays off for Minnesota Ag Hauler

A larger, specialized flatbed trailer means more product hauled in fewer trips for the Minn-Dak Farmers’ Cooperative.

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Newsby David CullenMarch 13, 2018

FMCSA Issues New 90-Day ELD Waiver for Ag Haulers

The FMCSA is granting an additional 90-day temporary waiver from the electronic logging rule for “agriculture-related transportation.” During that time period, the agency says it will also publish "final guidance" on both the agricultural air-mile exemption within the hours of service rule and on the use of the personal conveyance adjustment by all motor carriers operating under the ELD rule.

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Newsby David CullenDecember 15, 2017

FMCSA Gives 90-Day ELD Waiver to Ag and Livestock Haulers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has officially issued a 90-day temporary waiver of the rule to carriers of agricultural commodities and livestock.

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ProductsOctober 13, 2017

Stoughton Launches Platinum Series Grain Trailer

Stoughton Trailers has announced its newly designed Platinum Series Grain Trailer, available in eight different models to fit a variety of agriculture needs.

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