The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has alerted motor carriers and enforcement officials of two statutory exemptions included in the MAP-21 transportation reauthorization legislation that are applicable to certain motor carriers engaged in the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies.
Section 32101 of MAP-21 provides a statutory exemption from the hours-of-service regulations for certain carriers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies. Section 32934 provides a statutory exemption from most of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for the operation of covered farm vehicles by farm and ranch operators, their employees and certain other specified individuals under certain specific circumstances.
The statutory provisions are self-executing and take effect Monday, Oct. 1. The agency is conforming the FMCSRs to the statutory provisions.
