Non-CDL use?

Not sure what "Seasonal" refers to; but you may want to check with your local dept of ag for clarification.

Part 391.2 rxcepts you from the driver qualification file, DOT med cert and any thing else listed in Part 391.

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/FmcsrGuideDetails.aspx?menukey=391

Be safe.

 

Freighttrain, just wanted to correct my info I gave to you.

My first post was right, you DO NOT need a CDL to drive your truck. You could even buy a full blown tractor-trailer if you want and not need a CDL, as long as it's for your personal use and not any type of business.
My cousin hauls those large plastic water tanks all the time, with a 550 and gooseneck. He is stopped quite frequently by DOT, they just make sure his equipment and load meets the standards.

 

I would disagree with this and here is why.
FACTS:
I own and drive a semi with a 48' trailer that I use to haul my horses. ALL of my horses are for sale. I have a farm name.
But, I have been audited by the IRS who have told me that my horse breeding operation is NOT A BUSINESS, but rather a hobby. Therefore, I can no longer write off any expenses. I still sell horses for $, compete for prize money but it is not a commercial operation.
I have been stopped at every chicken coop in the northern hemisphere, both east coast and west coast. Nobody seems to know what to do with me. I carry the letter I received from the IRS and after about an hour of discussing the situation I am free to leave. Usually I have to pay some stupid fee, like a fuel permit,etc. The after I return home I call that states DOT and have gotten 95% of the money refunded. Problem that I see is that there are not enough LEOS (either in the chicken coop or rolling down the road) that know what they are doing.

 

Weekend warriors that drag race are subject to commercial regs. You are trying to win money.

 

I don't disagree with that.
But at the same time everybody's situation is different.
If that same weekend warrior has been trying to make it a business and the IRS has said it ain't a business, then regardless if they are competing for $ or not, it ain't no commericial operation.

 

IRS doesn't dictate to the FMCSA what's a business and what is not. Just because you have a letter from the IRS does not change the rules and laws for commercial vehicles. The rules are clear and I don't know why you would have any problems at any scale.

 

I red a post in another forum about a racer that removed sponsors' logos from his trailer because that got him nailed as being commercial .

 

IRS regulations like gashauler states are not even close to the rules of commercial under FMCSA rules.

 

Osifer i am not a commercial truck , i raise chickens for a hobby, these 40,000 lbs of frozen chicken died on me an im headed to bury them at wally world.!