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Farm News: No CDL RequiredcommentsPosted: 08.11.2011 Wisconsin farmers now have one less thing to worry about - and it was all over misunderstandings. Officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration say they have no intention to propose new regulations governing the transport of agricultural products, farm machinery or farm supplies to or from a farm. The agency also has released guidance designed to make sure states clearly understand the common-sense exemptions that allow farmers, their employees and their families to accomplish their day-to-day work and transport their products to market.
According to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood - the DOT has no intention of instituting onerous regulations on the hardworking farmers who feed the U.S. and fuel its economy. LaHood says farmers deserve to know that reasonable, common-sense exemptions will continue to be consistently available to agricultural operations across the country. Earlier this year - farm groups went to FMCSA with concerns that some states might not allow exemptions to Commercial Driver’s License requirements for certain farm operations using crop-share leasing. U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari says the farm community can be confident that states will continue to follow the regulatory exemptions for farmers that have always worked so well. Earlier this month even groups like the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation were caught up in the miscommunications. |