1. (1) Unless specifically authorized in writing to do so by the motor carrier under whose authority the commercial motor vehicle is being operated, no driver shall transport any person or permit any person to be transported on any commercial motor vehicle other than a bus. When such authorization is issued, it shall state the name of the person to be transported, the points where the transportation is to begin and end, and the date upon which such authority expires. No written authorization, however, shall be necessary for the transportation of:

   1. (a) Employees or other persons assigned to a commercial motor vehicle by a motor carrier;
   2. (b) Any person transported when aid is being rendered in case of an accident or other emergency; or
   3. (c) An attendant delegated to care for livestock.
2. (2) This section shall not apply to the operation of commercial motor vehicles controlled and operated by any farmer and used in the transportation of agricultural commodities or products thereof from his/her farm or in the transportation of supplies to his/her farm.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 65-15-106 and 65-15-113. Administrative History: Original rule certified May 9, 1974. Rule 1340-06-01-.01 was transferred from rule 1220-02-01-.01 by the Secretary of State with editorial changes pursuant to Public Chapter 305 of 1995 and Public Chapter 826 of 2002; effective March 28, 2003. Emergency rule filed August 16, 2011; effective through February 12, 2012. Repeal and new rule filed August 16, 2011; effective January 29, 2012. Amendments filed December 9, 2025; effective March 9, 2026.