This week, NPC joined 65 state and national ag organizations in expressing support for legislation introduced by Rep. John Joyce (R-Penn.), the FARM to TABLE Act, which would make agricultural truck transportation more efficient, allow for higher farmgate prices, and lower food prices for consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a letter encouraging members of Congress to join on as cosponsors of the legislation, the group notes that \u201cFederal law currently provides an exemption from federal hours-of-service rules for the transportation of agricultural commodities within a 150 air-mile radius from the source of the commodities, during planting and harvesting periods, as determined by the state.\u201d The FARM to TABLE Act would alter federal hours-of-service (HOS) rules by making the exception available year round and expanding its application to more agricultural products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n