Wow got a shock today

That's your tax dollars hard at work.

 

Not really a shock. But thats because you said FARM. lol

 

They ARE written down. Very few have actually bothered to read them, though...

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations

 

If you post what state you are in you may get some more help. Along with federal regulations states can add their own requirements. To my understanding in Georgia farm trucks do not have to have any info on the door, an annual inspection or a DOT number. They can only haul their own products, sold or bought. If you haul anything for anyone else you are a carrier and all of those rules fall upon you. Mind you I did not say I thank all of that is a good idea but I see it every day. If you travel out of state get an IFTA even if it is a one shot deal get a temperary.

 

Just don't hit anything.

 

Even without farm tags that's pretty much the jist of it. Talk to some other farmers around there and kind of go with an average of what they all tell you.

 

Your local farm bureau outta have some info for your state. Take illinois for example. You can haul your grain from the field to your bins or your local elevator. It says "one move". But they don't say anything if you go from field to bins to local elevator. Just don't go to local ethanol or food processing plants. Once you haul from your bins to a processing plant like ADM Decatur, which can ship it out of state on rail it becomes commercial and you need all the things a "for hire truck" needs. If you haul rock or lime for a friend, you are for hire, even if not being paid bc it's not yours.

 

Also, for us, farm truck status is limited to 150 nautical miles from home. No hours of service, no CDL, no medical card, but your truck better be in tip-top shape if it says anything "farm" on the door, because it is a know fact that DOT inspectors think farm trucks are sexy, and want to get their hands on them.......

And for crying out loud, no off road fuel in the tanks!