Transportation

Helpful publications on transportation issues in agriculture

• Trucking
  • Agricultural Exemptions:
    • Agricultural Commodity – the “Agricultural commodity” exception in 49 CFR 395.1(k)(1) to the Hours of Service regulations , by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
    • Agricultural Exemption Diagrams, prepared by the FMCSA to illustrate the guidance provided in the Federal Register Notice “Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles; Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Transportation of Agricultural Commodities,” 83 Fed. Reg. 26374 (June 7, 2018).
    • Agricultural Exceptions and Exemptions to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Hours of Service (HOS) and Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Rules , by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
    • Farming Operations Laws, Rules Regulations and Permits for Kansas Operation (PDF), prepared by the Kansas Highway Patrol. 
    • Intra/Interstate Guidelines for Kansas Farm Vehicle Driver Transporting Grain, Cattle, & Hay (PDF), prepared by the Kansas Corporation Commission.
    • Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Agricultural Exemptions, Updated Questions and Answers (PDF) , prepared by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation.
      
  • ELD/HOS (Electronic Logging Device and Hours of Service):
    • Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Rule (PDF), a brochure prepared by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
    • Electronic Logging Devices (Hours of Service (HOS) and Agricultural Exemptions) (PDF), prepared by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 
    • Electronic Logs For Truckers and Implications for Agriculture , by Roger A. McEowen on the Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog.
  • Hazardous Materials:
    • Intrastate Guidelines for the Kansas Farm Operations Transporting Diesel Fuel (page 1 of the PDF), and Intra-Interstate Guidelines for the Kansas Farm Operations Transportation Anhydrous Ammonia Nurse Tanks (page 2 of the PDF), prepared by the Kansas Corporation Commission.
  • IFTA:
    • Applying IFTA “International Fuel Tax Agreement” (PDF), a flow chart made available by the Kansas Corporation Commission.
  • Licensing:
    • Kansas Commercial Driver License Manual (PDF), prepared by the Kansas Department of Revenue. (Look to page 1-2 to help determine what type of CLD license is required. Page 174 contains agriculture CDL exemption rules, along with reciprocity agreements.)

Applicable laws

• K.S.A. 8-1,165 One-time (permanent) trailer registration for $10.  

Other helpful websites for transportation information

• 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.
• 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.