Highway Transportation
Read the AHC infographic on federal transport rules impacting the US horse industry by clicking the graphic below.
Final Rule on Electronic Logging Devices
The American Horse Council (AHC) reached out to the equine community to determine the potential impact of the upcoming Electronic Logging Device mandate.
The guidance titled “Agricultural Exceptions and Exemptions to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Hours of Service (HOS) and Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Rules” and “Non-Business Related Transportation of Horses” explain how published FMCSA guidance provides an exception for the transportation of horses when the transportation in question is not business related (neither for compensation, nor where the driver is engaged in an underlying business related to the move). In these cases, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations do not apply. This includes the Hours-of-Service (HOS) regulations, requirements for Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) and CDL regulations, unless required by the driver’s home state. Both documents contain example scenarios that may help horse owners better understand the regulations as they exist today.
The documents can be found on the FMCSA website at;
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/hours-service/elds/non-business-related-transportation-horses
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/hours-service/elds/agricultural-exceptions-and-exemptions-federal-motor-carrier-safety
DOT has established a specific email address for agricultural specific questions at agricultural@dot.gov . This address will be used to generate a future F.A.Q. page.
Find AHC resources at https://www.horsecouncil.org/eld-mandate-cdl-requirements/