"Commercial driver’s license, medical certificates, hours of service requirements, pre- and post-trip inspections, those were all included and a farmer is exempt if he’s driving a vehicle that’s under 26,000 pounds.

"If he happens to be over 26,000 pounds, he’s exempt up to 150 air miles from his farm, if he were to cross a state line. He’d be exempt within the state.

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"It’s just an easier way to do business and reduce some of the regulatory burdens that are on them.”  FG

—From American Farm Bureau's Newsline