“It’s a really important issue": NCBA comments on their support for the livestock haulers Help Act

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is backing a new bill to assist livestock haulers. The Help Act would make permanent the exemptions granted during the pandemic, giving drivers more flexibility around hours of service and electronic logging devices.

NCBA’s Government Affairs Associate Director Kelsea Kemp joined RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender to discuss how big of an issue it is for the industry, what the legislation aims to do, and the proposed rule to mandate speed limiters in trucks.

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