runaway parents Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Big5er this one is directed at you, seeing your are the law in these parts. Do to the fact farmers are not required to have a cdl license with in a 50 mile radius of there farm, are they required to stop at the scales if the scales falls within that radius? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark and Dale Bruss Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 This is a state relative item. In Maryland, farmers need Exempt CDL (Non) license for the Class of truck and allowed transport up to 150 miles from the farm. The State Listing of Drivers Licenses for HDTs in the Resource Guide had the state manuals for drivers licenses. Please click for Emails instead of PM Mark & DaleJoey - 2016 Bounder 33C Tige - 2006 40' Travel SupremeSparky III - 2021 Mustang Mach-e, off the the Road since 2019 Useful HDT Truck, Trailer, and Full-timing Info atwww.dmbruss.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjhunter01 Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 ND and Minn also have the farmer CDL exempt program for within 150 miles of the farm. We drive sugar beet trucks for a ND farmer and the wife just has her regular drivers licenses. We don't pass any scales on our runs, but no log book or medical cert is required and we work 12 hours or more straight each shift (DOT only allows 11 hours driving in 24 hour period). We even see 16 year old farm kids driving big trucks. It's crazy and seems like a free for all, but it works well and after the first day everyone is driving like a professional. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrap Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Yes for WA you do need to stop. You MUST be farm plated, you MUST have your DOT# on it, and you MUST be the producer or working direct for the producer, and what you got on MUST be produced by them. Basically if you get a bill of lading when you pick it up you better think twice about hauling it. They can check weight, paperwork, walk-around the obvious, and whether or not they can do a level 1 on you is pretty detailed (ie: you better really know your stuff before trying to decline it). There are a ton of other things but you better give us some context first. Even though I am CDL, me and farm plated trucks and Wallula scale have a good 15 some years of history..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaway parents Posted September 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 We are in the middle of apple harvest and a coworker asked me that question. I didn't have the answer so I came to you guys. Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big5er Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Well there ya have it. Thanks for the state specific answer Scrap. Sorry I was late to the party MY PEOPLE SKILLS ARE JUST FINE.~It's my tolerance to idiots that needs work.~ 2005 Volvo 780 VED12 465hp / Freedomline transmission singled mid position / Bed by Larry Herrin2018 customed Mobile Suites 40KSSB3 2014 smart Fortwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPL Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Big5er Were you drinking a Dr Pepper and that caused you to be late? I had a little Makers Mark watching Tennessee squeak by Appalachian. That made me late but I don't know what for. Pat The Old Sailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteSuccess Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Pat, My Vols looked pretty bad. Better see a lot of improvement before the "Battle of Bristol". Can you imagine 150,000 fans? 2006 Volvo 780 "Hoss" Volvo D12, 465hp, 1650 ft/lbs tq., ultrashift Bed Build by "JW Morgan's Custom Welding" 2017 DRV 39DBRS3 2013 Smart Passion Coupe "Itty Bitty" "Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaway parents Posted September 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Thanks for the response guys!!Headed to ocean shores for weekend. Crab feed Sunday night. Time to leave work behind for the weekend. Time to have fun. Have a great labor day week end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkennell Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 Yep--very state specific. Here in IL we are considered commercial if you drive to the second nearest elevator rather than the closest one (and we had to fight for that). And you can drive a farm plated vehicle w/o a CDL if you meet the requirements---but you HAVE to have a medical card for any trailer over 10K. IN and WI are totally different. No camper at present. Way too many farm machines to maintain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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