YOUR FARM TRUCK aNI) INTERSTATE COMMERCE 



Lawrence D. Rhoades 

 Department of Agriculture 

 and Food Economics 



If yovi use your farm truck to transport property across state 

 lines even if you own the property and drive the truck yourself , you 

 may be subject to some provisions of tlie Interstate Commerce Act„ 



The important requirements: 



(a) minimum age for drivers is 21 years 



(b) a physicians certificate of physical examination for each dri- 

 ver (including owner drivers) must be oljtained and kept on 

 file. 



Register must be maintained at principal place of business 

 listing all accidents v\/]iich result in death or injury of any person or 

 in damage to property to an extent of $250 or more (Massachusetts law 

 passed by last legislative session and effective now, requires report 

 of accidents causing $200 of property damage) „ 



Drivers must have at least (8) hours rest after each (10) hours 

 of driving, and they may not drive after any combination of driving and 

 on-duty time equalling fifteen (15) hours, nor may they be required nor 

 permitted to remain on duty for more than sixty (60) hours during any 

 period of seven (7) consecutive days„ DRIVERS MUST MAINTAIN daily 

 "drivers log" on the prescribed form which will show their entire activ- 

 ities during each twenty-four hour period. However, any driver used 

 v\;holly in driving a motor vehicle having not more than two axles and 

 whose gross weight does not exceed 10,000 pounds is exempt from the 

 daily limitations on driving hours and need not maintain driver's logs, 

 though lie must observe the 60 hour on duty limitation^ 



Records of inspection, maintenance, repairs, lubrication and driver's 

 trip report must be maintained „ 



Farm Trucks 



Motor vehicles controlled and operated by any farmei' when used in 

 the transportation of his agricultural commodities and products thereof 

 or in the transportation of supplies to his farm, are subject to the 

 regulations above, which apply to private carriers with these modifica- 

 tions. 



(a) If the vehicle does not exceed a gross weight, including the 

 load of 10,000 pounds, the minimum age of the driver is 18 years not 21. 



(b) Physical examinations and physician certificates are not re- 

 quired for drivers of farm trucks „ 



