Hours of service - Kansas

Kansas has adopted Part 395 of the Federal Regulations with the exception of Secs. 395.1(a)(2), 395.1(h), and 395.1(i).

Part 395 applies to vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight rating, gross vehicle weight, or gross combination weight of 10,001 pounds or more, or vehicles transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding.

Exception — Private motor carriers domiciled in Kansas operating vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight rating, gross vehicle weight, or gross combination weight of 10,001 to 26,000 pounds are exempt from compliance with Part 395. This exemption does not apply to motor vehicles which are used in the transportation of hazardous materials and required to be placarded.

Exception — The hours-of-service requirements (Part 395) shall not apply during planting and harvesting season to drivers transporting:

• Agricultural commodities from the source of the agricultural commodities to a location within 150 air miles from the source;
• Farm supplies for agricultural purposes from a wholesale or retail distribution point of the farm supplies to a farm or other location where farm supplies are intended to be used within a 150 air-mile radius from the distribution point; or
• Farm supplies for agricultural purposes from a wholesale distribution point to a retail distribution point of the farm supplies within a 150 air-mile radius from the wholesale distribution point.

Agricultural commodities are defined as unprocessed products of agriculture, horticulture, and cultivation of the soil, including wheat, corn, hay, milo, sorghum, sunflowers, soybeans, and livestock. Agricultural commodities shall not include honey, poultry products, and timber products.

Farm supplies are defined as supplies or equipment for use in the planting, growing, or harvesting of agricultural commodities and livestock feed.

In Kansas, planting and harvesting season means the time periods for planting, growing, and harvesting that occur between January 1 and December 31.

Exception — A wrecker or tow truck, as defined by K.S.A. 66-1329, with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or less that is not transporting materials required to be placarded is not subject to the hours-of-service requirements.

Kansas has adopted the electronic logging device (ELD) requirements in Part 395 for intrastate motor carriers and drivers.