The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

As part of his ongoing work to keep Montanans connected to boost the economy, several commonsense provisions championed by U.S. Senator Jon Tester to cut red tape and improve infrastructure in the transportation industry cleared the Senate Commerce Committee this week, including a critical portion of Tester’s Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety (HAULS) Act that will give ag and livestock haulers the flexibility in hours they need to safely deliver their products to market.

Tester successfully attached the provisions to improve safety at railway crossings, expand access to passenge...