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I'm not sure exactly how the federal law goes (I'd have to ask my husband) - 
but in Missouri a farmer who owns his truck and trailer and is hauling 
*agricultural commodities* can drive on a regular license within 150 miles 
as the crow flies. Farm equipment is also allowed. Livestock - cattle, 
goats, poultry, sheep -  are exempt, but they told us horses (hauled with a 
semi) are not.

Another thing to keep in mind - even with a CDL - is insurance and taxes. 
Depending on how much your rig weighs and how it is set up, you may need to 
file heavy highway tax papers and IFTA papers for each state you drive in. 
You also need to make sure your rig is insured and licensed for the mileage 
you are driving and for the states you are driving in.

My husband has apportioned plates but only in the central / midwest region - 
we were told that to drive in other states we would need to contact each DoT 
to get a permit. But I'm sure that depends on how much the rig weighs...

Just something else to add. :)

Jennifer Adam


> From: "Karen Standefer" <kstandefer@xxxxxxxx>
> To: "'Jannelle Wilde & Adam Falk'" <mfarm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,"'Raven'" 
> <iceponygoddess@xxxxxxxxx>,"'ridecamp'" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [RC]   [RC] my husband and his big rig
> Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 15:55:19 -0800
>
> Actually, the law goes like this:
>
> If you are driving a vehicle or combination of vehicles INTRASTATE (within
> your home state), that is 10,001 to 26,000 GVWR or GCVWR you can follow 
> your
> state's requirements.  If you are driving a vehicle with a GCVWR of 26,001
> or more then you must have a CDL and follow FMCSR rules.  There is a waiver
> for farm use, if the GCVWR is 10,001 or less and you're within 150 miles of
> your farm.
>
> GCVWR - Gross Combined Vehicle Weight Rating.  This is NOT the same as
> weighing the vehicles (truck/trailer) and adding them up.  This is the max
> they are RATED to carry.  Doesn't that put a person who drives a semi
> automatically over the limit for a regular driver's license?
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-
> > owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jannelle Wilde & Adam Falk
> > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 10:32 AM
> > To: 'Raven'; 'ridecamp'
> > Subject: RE: [RC] [RC] my husband and his big rig
> >
> > Actually, you don't if you don't weigh over 26K.  If you don't go 
> further
> > than 150 miles from home, you can run on farm plates, however, that
> > doesn't
> > work for us.  If you go over 26K lb, yes, you have to have a CDL.  Right
> > now, our rig weighs in, pulling the trailer and some horses at about 25K
> > lb
> > so we're right on the edge.
> >
>
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