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I haven't read the proposal, but it's horseshit to require a CDL to drive a tractor for 95% of usage. If it's in a field, on a farm road, or crossing a road, then there's no way one should be required. If it's a situation where they are spending time on main highways, then I don't have a problem requiring some type of special licensing (like a CDL but maybe not as in depth). I've seen tractors on main roads that have no clue what's going on with traffic and basically putting people at risk. Whatever they do on the farm or on an FM road though should be exempt.
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I'm pretty sure they aren't talking about anything but driving a tractor on public roads. Hell you dot need any lisence to drive a big rig on a jobsite or on private land, so why would you for a tractor?"If I asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." - Henry FordComment
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It's about additional revenue first, and the destroying of family farms. Look up Cargil, Tyson Foods, and Con Agra and see who they support in Washington. Once corporate America owns the food source...........good bye America. Bank on that !Comment
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Hey, whatever excuse they can come up with to steal more money from the common man.Comment
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Killed!
DECATUR — The brakes have been put on changes to federal transportation regulations that were viewed as potentially harmful to farmers.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Wednesday it has no intention to propose new regulations governing the transport of agricultural products. The agency also released guidance designed to make sure states clearly understand the common sense exemptions that allow farmers, their employees and families to transport products to market.
“We have no intention of instituting onerous regulations on the hardworking farmers who feed our country and fuel our economy,” Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. “Farmers deserve to know that reasonable, common sense exemptions will continue to be consistently available to agricultural operations across the country, and that’s why we released this guidance.”
The Transportation Department said it was trying to ensure exemptions were consistent from state to state.
Agricultural groups had spoken out against the regulations and an extended comment period ended Aug. 1. Those groups were relieved to learn that federal officials appeared to listen to their input.
“Farmers’ voices were heard on this situation,” said Tim Stock, Macon County Farm Bureau manager. “It’s definitely a win for Illinois agriculture.”
New regulations would have been a detriment to farmers already facing higher input prices than they have had previously, Stock said.
Changes would have defined crop-share tenant farmers as for-hire carriers, certain implements as commercial motor vehicles and required farmers to have a minimum of $750,000 in insurance coverage. Many of the state’s farmers would have been impacted if changes were made as they operate under crop-share agreements.
As a result of the classification change, farm vehicles would have been required to have Department of Transportation registration numbers and farm haulers to have a commercial driver’s license, or CDL. Previously, exemptions from the CDL program could be made.
Changes would have been unnecessary hoops to jump through, Stock said.
“It’s something that had concerned a lot of growers regarding their crops,” Stock said. “Farmers can continue to farm the way they have been for years in hauling the grain out of the field to the elevator and not have to worry about new regulations.”
Republican state representatives Adam Brown, Bill Mitchell and Chapin Rose had urged the federal government not to make changes.
“I am very pleased that the federal government made the common sense decision to reverse course on these regulations,” said Brown, who is a farmer from Decatur. “Farmers have enough regulations to deal with as is.”
Mitchell, of Forsyth, said farmers seemed to respond in force to address the issue.
“We didn’t want to see the proposed rules force small farmers out of business,” Mitchell said. “It is great to see that the feds listened to farmers’ concerns.”"Self-government won't work without self-discipline." - Paul HarveyComment
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Who said I was comparing it? It was statement mentioning legislation on motor vehicles that are not used upon state highways.Originally posted by Craizie View Post
StevoOriginally posted by SSMAN...Welcome to the land of "Fuck it". No body cares, and if they do, no body cares.
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