Are there exemptions for intrastate vehicles/drivers?
Yes, but you must meet the definition of an intrastate driver to take advantage of these exemptions. NDCC 39-32-02, 39-06.2, and 39-06-14 all provide some type of exemption. • Vehicles less than 26,000 lbs GVWR that are not carrying placarded amounts of HAZMAT nor designed to carry 15 or more passengers (including the driver) are exempt from all federal requirements. • Following 8 hours off duty a driver may drive 12 hours, and a driver may be on duty a total of 70 hours in seven days. • A driver is exempt from maintaining a log book if the operation is within 150 air miles of the normal work reporting location and at least 8 hours off duty separate each 12 hours on duty, and the motor carrier maintains time records for a period of six months. • A driver, 18 years of age, with a valid, proper class license may operate a commercial vehicle in intrastate commerce for agricultural purposes if the transportation is limited to an area within a 100 air mile radius of the source of the commod
