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Farm Truck Exemption Passes Senate Muster
Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:59:05 CDT
An exemption allowing farm trucks to travel within 150 miles of the farm without having to comply with the same regulations that apply to commercial vehicles passes the Senate.
Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe supported the passage of Amendment No. 1814, a bi-partisan measure that exempts farm trucks from burdensome commercial vehicle regulations. Inhofe and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley have been working on this legislation since March 2009. Additionally, during this Congress, Inhofe, Oklahoma Reps. James Lankford and Dan Boren have worked to enact this important measure for Oklahoma farmers. The Senate amendment passed by consent.
"The passage of this amendment is a victory for our nation's farmers and ranchers," said Inhofe. "Currently, many farm trucks across the nation are forced to comply with lengthy commercial vehicle regulations when transporting their crops from the farm to the marketplace. The burdensome red tape makes it all the more difficult when farm trucks cross state lines and are forced to comply with a new set of mandates. This amendment fixes this problem by supplying farm trucks with a limited commercial vehicle exemption from these federal regulations when they travel within 150 air-miles of their farm. As a long-standing supporter of this provision, farmers and ranchers are one step closer to being able to transport their goods without undergoing rigorous mandates."
In response to the passage of this measure, Mike Spradling, president of Oklahoma Farm Bureau said, "Oklahoma Farm Bureau appreciates all of Sen. Inhofe's hard work to protect farmers and ranchers in this transportation bill. He is a true advocate for Oklahoma's agricultural producers."
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