PAISLEY, Ont. (Oct. 10, 2003) — With their livelihoods at stake, some of Ontario’s livestock transporters announced today that they have formed a coalition to help carriers that have severly impacted ...

There was a time not so long ago when the majority of truck drivers migrated to the highway from the family farm, where handling live animals was as common as tossing around a mud rake. Much has ...

New rules governing livestock transportation in Canada reduce the amount of time farm animals can spend in transit without breaks for food, water and rest. The regulations released Wednesday by the ...

A new livestock crash assistance hotline aims to improve animal welfare after road accidents. National Transport Insurance and the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) have ...

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. At the time, ...

Livestock transport operators are extremely disappointed in the way farmers, OSPRI and MPI have failed to implement and properly enforce stock movement regulations as is their responsibility under the ...

One of Australia's largest livestock transporters says it's operating at full capacity because of the prolonged dry weather. Road Trains of Australia is employing subcontractors to help fill the huge ...

Drivers hauling livestock and insects can continue to run on paper logs — and without an electronic logging device — “until further notice,” the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said ...

Livestock Assist provides a 24-hour national hotline to co-ordinate emergency responses when heavy vehicles carrying livestock are involved in accidents. Livestock and Rural Transporters Association ...

The distance stock are transported is worrying in terms of animal welfare. Is livestock transport in need of a shake-up? CATHERINE GAFFANEY investigates the merit of suggested improvements to the ...

Some drivers have been hit with large fines for effluent spilling on to roads, but operators say a shortage of disposal points is the real problem. Tasmanian Livestock Transporters Association ...

HAULS Act would eliminate the requirement that ag and livestock HOS exemptions only apply during state designated planting ...