Correct.
The Colorado Farm Bureau has been telling its members to submit their concerns to the Department of Transportation about changes and commercial driving license provisions.
From: coloradofarmbureau.com
(http://coloradofarmbureau.com/2011/08/dot-abandons-ag-rules/)
The American Farm Bureau Federation is pleased the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration listened to farmer and rancher concerns regarding changes to agricultural transportation regulations and commercial drivers license provisions.
As a result of comments received from AFBF and others, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today that the FMCSA has no intention to propose new regulations governing the transport of agricultural products, and that the agency has released guidance to states so they clearly understand common-sense exemptions “to allow farmers, their employees, and their families to accomplish their day-to-day work and transport their products to market.”
Colorado Farm Bureau submitted official comments to DOT opposing the new regulations.
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Rick Perry was right-on with what was going on in the Department of Transportation.
Additionally, the Wisconsin Farm Bureau had the understanding the change of policy to require commercial drivers license for farm work was slated to happen, calling their members to express their concerns as well.
From: http://wfbf.com/farm-bureau-news/farm-bureau-opposes-federal-transportation-changes/
“WFBF opposes any change in statue or regulatory authority that would reclassify implements of husbandry or other farm equipment as Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs),” reads the letter Farm Bureau submitted to the DOT on June 28.
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The Wisconsin Farm Bureau then followed up with this news update:
MADISON – Karen Gefvert, Director of Governmental Relations for the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation made the following statement today regarding the decision from U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will not issue new regulations on the transportation of agricultural products:
“This is good news for Wisconsin’s farmers.
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You might also want to take a quick look at this youtube video from a local ABC Channel 25 station in central Texas about the federal government’s push to require CDLs at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiFnnR_gpvg
Again Rick Perry was correct in his view of the changes that were set to start and correctly bought attention to it.