Governor declares 2018 harvest emergency

[TexasTowelie]

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner today declared a harvest emergency to help level the playing field between Illinois farmers and crop haulers and those in neighboring states.

The action bridges the gap between the 2018 harvest season and a new law the governor signed Aug. 25 that takes effect next year. Going forward, that measure will allow for an annual harvest-season easing of gross vehicle and gross axle weight limits for agricultural commodities haulers with a free permit.

"We have heard from Illinois' trucking industry and from farmers who are operating on thin profit margins in today's agricultural climate," Rauner said before making his announcement at the Ladage Farm in Auburn. "Today's harvest emergency declaration recognizes that the weight-restriction structure in place in Illinois put our farmers and truckers at a disadvantage.

"They cannot and should not be forced to wait until the 2019 harvest season to reap the economic benefits of eased weight limits," he said. "Now they won't have to as they take their crops to market, processing or storage."

Read more: https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=18145

[beachbum bob]

1. se we taxpayers get to fix the roads even more for damaged caused by special interest again

happens all the time in Illinois...30 years of raiding pension fund, pension payments so politicians (both parties) could avoid raising tax rates...writing IOUs was so much easier

[3Hotdogs]

2. More important, brake capacity is based on vehicle weight.

Emergency stopping distance is based on truck weight.

Watch your ass when in front of one of these trucks.

Your survivors can thank the trucking industry.