Driving with a missing door?

Again, you're assuming things.

He never said he was an employee of the farm. The trucks could be owned under a separate LLC for legal reasons, making him an employee of the LLC, not the farm.

 

I clicked on this thread hoping to see a picture of someone driving with one of the tractor doors missing and instead I get a bunch of regulations being posted. I'm disappointed.

 

Some of them are a door or two shy! Does that work? LOL

 

Well Giantbeard, looks like you got promoted to " migrant worker" lol
I'd just secure that door and blaze on

 

No not at all. The company I work for, the company is on an actual working farm. We as the drivers of said company do nothing for the farm. Just all our equipment is there.

 

Well to the Beards question. I don't know of any regulation that would require the door.

Roll up doors are often transported secured in the up position.

There is a whole bunch of can drivers running around with cans with only one door on them around here. See them every day going over the scales. Never stopped as far as I can see. Funny thing is they are right off the farm and packed full of hay. I think they leave the door off to encourage varments to remove themselves from the hay before they are shipped overseas. I honestly don't know the reason. I have been meaning to ask but most of the driver no habla english.

 

Someone was misapplying scripture from the green and white Bible, Reverend Dog.

 

random idiots huh?

Oh boy. Farm truck has a specific definition. So does a AG truck. To enlighten some.

Some states, perhaps most, allow 150mile, (used to be 100) exemption from a CDL and some DOT rules for trucks used by a farmer on a farm during times of harvest.

AG truck may not meet the definition of a farm truck but may be involved in agriculture for some of the exemptions provided by running agriculture. Often a state will issue AG plates for the trailer/truck and allow exemption of some taxes and allow the driver to log exempt in 150mile radius.

Just because you haul AG products you are not by any definition an AG or farm truck.

§ 398.1: Definitions.


(a) Migrant worker. “Migrant worker” means any individual proceeding to or returning from employment in agriculture as defined in section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (29 U.S.C. 203(f)) or section 3121(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 3121(g)).

Post half the quote and come up with a half-### answer.

Good on you for the consideration. I hope I helped you out with the facts.

 

He said he was taking it back to the farm instead of a local repair shop because it was their truck & they could fix it. I ain't assuming ####, you obviously didn't read his post.

He specified it was 600 miles to his destination (the farm). Once again...not reading before interjecting. Why are you dipping in the Kool-Aid when you don't even know the flavor?

Toomnanybikes, you are Correct, but the regulation doesn't specify the truck. The regulation specified those who transport material & or people to/from the destination of a farm includes him in this scenario by definition of the regulation.

 

#1) He is transporting migrant workers...himself & his partner.
#2) Even if he wasn't transporting himself (which would be hilarious to watch seeing as how the truck would be driving by itself) ....he doesn't have to be! Did you not read the post immediately above yours in the definition of applicability?

"used upon the highways in the transportation of passengers or property, or any combination thereof."