Olympia Comment: How do CDL changes at the state and federal level impact you?

A few years ago, I wrote an article outlining recent changes to the state’s Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and how those changes would impact farmers, small businesses and local commerce. While there are no impending major changes at the state level for farm CDLs, recent legislation and new federal requirements have brought (and are bringing) about changes that you may need to be aware of.

This session, the state Legislature passed Senate Bill 6423 which clarifies the current exemption farm vehicles receive from CDL requirements. The definition of farm vehicle is updated to include farm veh...