{"id":877,"date":"2020-10-08T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T18:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/?p=877"},"modified":"2020-10-27T10:47:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T14:47:02","slug":"npc-supports-bill-providing-ag-exemption-for-hours-of-service-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/npc-supports-bill-providing-ag-exemption-for-hours-of-service-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"NPC Supports Bill Providing Ag Exemption for Hours-of-Service Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Thurs., Oct. 8, NPC joined dozens of ag groups on a letter of support for the Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety (HAULS) Act of 2020 (S. 4720). Introduced by Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) the HAULS Act of 2020 modernizes the agricultural exemption to the hours-of-service rules and provides much needed regulatory relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the letter, the groups write the HAULS Act would make three important incremental changes to the agricultural exemption to hours-of-services rules to help accommodate the seasonal spikes in the transportation of food, fiber, and other agricultural supplies, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Eliminating the \u201cplanting and harvesting periods\u201d requirements to ensure uniformity within all states;<\/li><li>Providing a 150-air-miles exemption from hours-of-service regulations on the backend of hauls before hours-of-service rules apply; and,<\/li><li>Updating the definition of an agricultural commodity for purposes of determining eligible freight for the agricultural exemption.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The full letter can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/20201008\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"20201008\" 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