“We’ve been fighting this for 23 years,” explains Tracy Zeorian, executive director, U.S. Custom Harvesters Inc. (USCHI). “We can only haul up to 119 gallons of diesel fuel without a hazardous material endorsement on a Class A CDL; this is a regulation that needs to change.”
This bill has been introduced by Sens. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.). Reps. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) are expected to introduce the companion legislation in the House. The legislation exempts farmers, ranchers and agribusiness representatives from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when hauling 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel or less, if the diesel fuel is clearly marked.
USCHI is praising the lawmakers for introducing this legislation and hopes to finally see an end to this burdensome regulation. FG
—From U.S. Custom Harvesters Inc. news release
