Chicken Delivery Drivers Get Special Permission to Cluck Around Longer
Published Date: 7/1/2025
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Summary
Protein Transport of Indiana, L.L.C. wants a special break from the usual driving time rules because they haul chicken products. If approved, their drivers can work longer hours within 150 miles of where the chickens come from, making deliveries faster and easier. This change could save time and money for the company and keep fresh chicken moving smoothly.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Exemption request for chicken hauler
Protein Transport of Indiana, L.L.C. asked the FMCSA for an exemption to let its drivers use the agricultural-operations hours-of-service relief when hauling chicken products. The relief applies to drivers transporting certain agricultural commodities within a 150 air-mile radius from the source of the commodity and is currently the subject of a public comment request.
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