It is important to know about all the groups that will be negatively impacted by the ELD Mandate and Hours of Service to understand the magnitude of the issue. Here’s a partial list of the parties that have serious concerns and have alerted their members, and/or asked for extensions or exemptions:
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association | Mississippi Cattlemen’s Association |
American Beekeeping Federation | Montana Stock Grower’s Association |
American Farm Bureau Federation | National Aquaculture Association |
American Foods Group | National Cattlemen’s Beef Association |
American Honey Producers Association | National Cutting Horse Association |
American Horse Council | National Paint Horse Association |
American Quarter Horse Association | National Pork Producers Council |
American Sheep Industry | National Reined Cow Horse Association |
Arizona Cattle Feeders Association | National Reining Horse Association |
Arizona Cattle Grower’s Association | Nebraska Cattlemen’s Association |
Calico Beef Consulting | Nevada Cattlemen’s Association |
California Cattlemen’s Association | New Mexico Cattle Grower’s Association |
Colorado Cattlemen’s Association | New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. |
Colorado Livestock Association | North American Meat Institute |
Cooper Horse Transportation | North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association |
Florida Cattlemen’s Association | North Dakota Stockmen’s Association |
Georgia Cattlemen’s Association | Ohio Cattlemen’s Association |
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association | Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association |
Kansas Livestock Association | South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association |
Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association | Southwest Meat Association |
Livestock Marketing Association | Tennessee Cattleman’s Association |
Minnesota Honey Producers Association | Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association |
Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association | U.S. Cattlemen’s Association |
Utah Cattlemen’s Association | |
Virginia Cattlemen’s Association | |
Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association | |
Wyoming Stock Growers Association | |
Zoological Association of America |
Curtis Hill, Indiana Attorney General is the only Attorney General thus far that has recognized the problems with this new mandate and has addressed it by writing a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Administration.
Here’s a list of United States Senators that have signed a request letter to the Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Charles Schumer, Democratic Leader regarding the ELD Mandate and Hours of Service:
Barrasso, John | Enzi, Mike | Hoeven, John | Lee, Mike | Roberts, Pat |
Cassidy, Bill | Gardner, Cory | Heller, Dean | Manchin, Joe | Rubio, Marco |
Crapo, Mike | Grassley, Chuck | Inhofe, James | Moran, Jerry | Tester, Jon |
Ernst, Joni | Heitkamp, Heidi | Lankford, James | Risch, James | Tillis, Tom |
Texas Congressman, Brian Babin introduced HR3282, August 18, 2017, that asked for a 4-year extension to the ELD Mandate. Unfortunately, it was defeated. However, there are a large number of United States Congressmen and Congresswomen who understand the implications of the ELD Mandate and co-sponsored the bill. Here’s a list of their names:
Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] | Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] | Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] |
Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] | Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] | Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] |
Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] | Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] | Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] |
Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] | Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] | Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] |
Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] | Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] | Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] |
Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] | Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] | Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] |
Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] | Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] | Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] |
Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] | Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] | Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] |
Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] | Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] | Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] |
Comer, James [R-KY-1] | Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] | Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] |
Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] | Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] | Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] |
Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] | King, Steve [R-IA-4] | Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16] |
Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] | Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] | Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] |
Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] | Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] | Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] |
Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] | LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] | Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] |
Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] | LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] | Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] |
Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5] | Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] | Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] |
Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] | Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] | Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] |
Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] | Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] | Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] |
Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] | Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] | Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] |
Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] | Marshall, Roger W. [R-KS-1] | Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] |
Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] | Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] | |
Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] | Young, David [R-IA-3] |
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