Transportation

Roads and Bridges

Helpful publications on road and bridge issues

Helpful websites on road and bridge issues

  • Bridge Programs, a website by the Kansas Department of Transportation with information about funding opportunities and programs to improve the state’s bridges.

Trucking

Helpful publications and issue-specific resources on transportation issues in agriculture

Applicable laws

  • 49 C.F.R. 395.2 Definitions (including the definition of an agricultural commodity).
  • K.S.A. § 8-143. Annual registration or license fees, motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, motorized bicycles and travel trailers; gross weight defined; local trucks and truck tractors, rules and regulations, refunds, exemptions; penalties; temporary registration; registration after nonoperation or nonuse; travel trailers; multiyear registration of trailers.
  • K.S.A. § 8-143j. Annual registration for trucks or truck tractors engaged in farm custom harvesting operations.
  • K.S.A. 8-1,165 One-time (permanent) trailer registration for $10.  
  • K.S.A. § 8-234b Classes of drivers’ licenses; applications for original licenses; examinations; rules and regulations.

Other helpful websites for transportation information

  • Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT): On this website, FMCSA has gathered helpful information about ELDT, including its application to certain drivers, and a list of training providers.
  • FMCSA: Helpful information can also be found on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) website.
  • KCC: The Kansas Corporation Commission, Transportation Division, has helpful information for motor carriers on their website, including information particular to farm vehicles.
  • KTRAN WIZARD: The KTRAN Wizard website is a helpful tool for new motor carriers to find out what is required for them to become compliant with motor carrier laws and regulations in Kansas and to receive information about applicable Federal laws.
  • Truckers Against Trafficking:  To learn more about and to obtain certification under the Truckers Against Trafficking program, required by Kansas law beginning on July 1, 2018, visit the TAT website.  This training can be completed individually online either directly from the TAT website, at the Kansas Motor Carriers Association location in Topeka or at certain KDOR locations across the state.