U.S. HOUSE PASSES HOURS OF SERVICE RELIEF FOR RETAILERS

Provision to ensure timely delivery of farm inputs

The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) provided the leadership to persuade the U.S. House to adopt legislation providing retail agribusinesses and farmers with a permanent exemption from Department of Transportation (DOT) hours of service driving regulations. The hours of service legislation was included in the House highway bill (H.R. 3550), which the House approved by a vote of 357 to 65.

The hours of service legislation ensures retailers delivering crop input products during the busy planting season are not subject to rules that limit the number of hours a driver can work without taking a mandatory break.