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
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
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
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-395/subpart-A/section-395.1