Iowa Enacts Emergency Declaration

Iowa enacts emergency declaration

Harvest season is underway in Iowa. According to state officials, “large amounts of agricultural truck traffic has hastened the need for efficient and effective collection of the harvest.” An emergency declaration is in place through Oct. 18, providing relief to agricultural haulers throughout the state. Requirements regarding overweight divisible loads under certain circumstances will prevent or hinder efforts to cope with time-sensitive harves…

ICGA celebrates harvest weight proclamation, effective immediately | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds granted Iowa Corn’s request and signed a proclamation today granting a temporary weight limit exemption for trucks operating on Iowa roads to support the haul of this year’s crop during harvest. The proclamation allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, stover, fertilizer (dry, liquid, and gas) and manure (dry and liquid) to be overweight (not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight) without a permi…