Governor Vetoes Interstate Travel Ban Exemption for Milk Haulers

Milk haulers across Pennsylvania will have to cross their fingers this winter now that Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed a bill that would have exempted milk trucks from interstate travel bans during inclement weather.

House Bill 915 was introduced by House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Chairman Martin Causer after emergency weather declarations were issued three time last winter, shutting down parts of the state’s interstate highways.

In introducing the bill, Causer said banning milk haulers from the interstates will cause a loss of income to already struggling dairy farmers.

“Dairy cows con...