EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Introduces Bill To Slash Agricultural Transport Regulations

Republican Virginia Rep. John McGuire introduced his first bill in Congress on Friday, a measure aimed at reducing transportation costs for Virginia’s agriculture and logging industries by allowing heavier loads on the state’s interstate highways.

The “Agriculture and Forestry Hauling Efficiency Act,” shared with the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation, would increase the maximum allowable weight for trucks carrying unprocessed agricultural and forestry products on Virginia’s interstate roads to 90,000 pounds, aligning with existing weight limits on state roads. Under current regulations, these vehicles must use rural roads, which industry leaders argue is inefficient and unsafe.

“The logging and agricultural industries in Virginia rely on our high-speed highways to deliver their goods and services across the Commonwealth,” McGuire said in a statement shared with the DCNF. “For me, this is a safety thing. This bill helps farmers and loggers feed and fuel this country by moving products more efficiently, while also increasing transportation safety.”

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