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Agricultural operations

For Agricultural operations, cfr citation is 49 CFR 395.1(k); who qualifies is drivers transporting (1) Agricultural commodities from the source of the agricultural commodities to a location within a 150 air-mile radius from the source; (2) Farm supplies for agricultural purposes from a wholesale or retail distribution point of the farm supplies to a farm or other location where the farm supplies are intended to be used within a 150 air-mile radius from the distribution point; (3) Farm supplies for agricultural purposes from a wholesale distribution point of the farm supplies to a retail distribution point of the farm supplies within a 150 air-mile radius from the wholesale distribution point; or (4) Livestock (as defined in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 ( 7 U.S.C. 1471 ) including insects)) within a 150 air-mile radius from the final destination of the livestock; what it exempts from is The provisions of this part shall not apply; radius or condition is during planting and harvesting periods, as determined by each State; baseline limit (for context) is All of part 395, including the § 395.3 11-hour driving cap, 14-hour window and 60/70-hour limits, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-08-30.

Exemption
Agricultural operations our reading
CFR citation
49 CFR 395.1(k) our reading
Who qualifies
drivers transporting (1) Agricultural commodities from the source of the agricultural commodities to a location within a 150 air-mile radius from the source; (2) Farm supplies for agricultural purposes from a wholesale or retail distribution point of the farm supplies to a farm or other location where the farm supplies are intended to be used within a 150 air-mile radius from the distribution point; (3) Farm supplies for agricultural purposes from a wholesale distribution point of the farm supplies to a retail distribution point of the farm supplies within a 150 air-mile radius from the wholesale distribution point; or (4) Livestock (as defined in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 ( 7 U.S.C. 1471 ) including insects)) within a 150 air-mile radius from the final destination of the livestock. verified
What it exempts from
The provisions of this part shall not apply verified
Radius or condition
during planting and harvesting periods, as determined by each State verified
Baseline limit (for context)
All of part 395, including the § 395.3 11-hour driving cap, 14-hour window and 60/70-hour limits. our reading
Sourceecfr.gov
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DatasetFederal hours-of-service exemptions by commercial driver operation type

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What the source says

(k) Agricultural operations. The provisions of this part shall not apply during planting and harvesting periods, as determined by each State, to drivers transporting (1) Agricultural commodities from the source of the agricultural commodities to a location within a 150 air-mile radius from the source; (2) Farm supplies for agricultural purposes from a wholesale or retail distribution point of the farm supplies to a farm or other location where the farm supplies are intended to be used within a 150 air-mile radius from the distribution point; (3) Farm supplies for agricultural purposes from a wholesale distribution point of the farm supplies to a retail distribution point of the farm supplies within a 150 air-mile radius from the wholesale distribution point; or (4) Livestock (as defined in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 ( 7 U.S.C. 1471 ) including insects)) within a 150 air-mile radius from the final destination of the livestock.

ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-28

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