One trucking niche that’s been in the news since the onset of the electronic logging device mandate has been livestock hauling. Because of the sensitivity of their freight, whose health can be ...

Virginia farmers are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to consider the unique circumstances of transporting live animals over long distances, and amend regulations for farmers and other ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Now that pastures are starting to green up and calves are growing, many producers are getting ready to haul their cow-calf pairs to summer pastures. Multiple factors should be ...

Legislation meant to enhance commercial operations for haulers of livestock and agricultural commodities was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate. The Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety ...

A Senate bill that would ease trucking requirements for livestock haulers has the backing of two major U.S. cattle groups and a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers. Nebraska Republican Ben Sasse’s ...

Cattle raisers can alleviate injuries, stress and economic losses by following some common-sense practices when hauling cattle. "Most mistakes in transportation or handling are made before cattle step ...

A truck that ferries livestock from places like auctions to feedlots is parked in Garden City, Kansas. A new, widely debated federal mandate requires truckers to electronically track the number of ...

Iowa-based Joey Carola was 8 years old when he first realized his love for trucking. At that age in 1985, Carola’s dad bought a Peterbilt 359 to haul produce out of Mt. Airy, North Carolina. “I ...

When Steve Brandt founded Steve’s Livestock Transport in 1987, Brandt started with a single truck that he used to provide livestock hauling services for customers in Western Canada. Ad Loading... At ...

Rising fuel costs may have exposed the issue, but they are now combining with other increasing equipment costs and labour shortages.