QBAMA'S TRANSPORTATION DEPT. GOONS WILL REQUIRE FARMERS TO HAVE FEDERAL LISCENSE TO OPERATE FARM MACHINERY
Transportation Department proposals aimed at reclassifying agricultural machinery as commercial motor vehicles could lead to a requirement that farmers get a federal license. In one scenario, farmers hauling grain to local elevators would be treated as if they were engaged in interstate commerce because grain, in many cases, eventually leaves the state. Lumping farm machinery into the category of commercial vehicles also will result in farmers' having to log their mileage, and it could require them to get a federal medical card showing they are fit to drive. According to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau , the rules that are under consideration would result in a cost to each Wisconsin farmer and employee, for the commercial driver's license, permit and test; not to mention the time and cost for behind-the-wheel training of several thousand dollars per person.
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