Ownership and Operation Characteristics of U.S. Farm Trucks

The Commercial Motor Vehicle Act of 1986 requires that drivers of certain vehicles (especially large trucks) obtain a commercial drivers license. The law as originally written would require that farmers obtain the license if their vehicles and shipment types fall within the established provisions of the law. Due to the potential impact of the licensing requirements on farmers, the USDA Office of Transportation contracted with the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute to identify characteristics of farm truck travel which may be important in the regulatory proceedings dealing with implementation of the regulations.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=96
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052

  Department of Agriculture

  Office of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20250
• Authors:
  • Zink, Daniel L
• Publication Date: 1988-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 22p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial drivers; Driver licenses; Farms; Truck drivers; Trucking
• Identifier Terms: Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Law;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01848104
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Staff Paper No. 93, SP-93
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 7 2022 11:04AM