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Companion mobile apps
HiveMasterPro ships two separate native iOS / Android apps alongside the Full edition — each one stripped down to exactly what one role needs. Both included with Commercial. Same credentials, real-time sync, no admin complexity in the way.
Two apps, one operation
The Full edition stays with the people who run the business. The companion apps go to the people who run the day.
Field Tech
For your crew in the field
4-tab shell, 56 px touch targets, dedicated QR/NFC scan tab, Today dashboard with weather and jobs.
Jump to Field Tech →Fleet
For your assigned drivers
FMCSA-aligned DVIR, load assignments, fuel & maintenance, confirm-delivery with GPS and photos.
Plus a transparent exemptions & best-practices guide for US + Canada.
Jump to Fleet →Field Tech app
A separate native build of HiveMasterPro with a simplified 4-tab interface designed for field workers — glove-friendly, focused on daily tasks, and free of admin complexity. Included with Commercial for any team member assigned a field-worker role.
Today dashboard
Open the app and see what matters today: weather, the foraging window, the jobs assigned to you, overdue inspections, and three quick-action chips. Everything else is one tap away on the bottom nav.
Included with Commercial and Enterprise
9:41
Today
72°F, Partly Cloudy
Good foraging window
Today's Jobs
Varroa count — Hive #7
North Field
OA vaporization — 4 hives
South Yard
Pull honey supers
Orchard Grove
Overdue Inspections
South Yard
3 hives overdue
Quick Actions
Field Tech dashboard · Today tab with weather, jobs, and quick actions
Treatment — Hive #7
Supplies & Materials
Photos
Job detail · Supply checklist, photo evidence, and GPS completion
Full App vs Field Tech
Two apps, one operation — choose the right experience for each role
Navigation
Touch targets
QR / NFC scan
Field jobs
Analytics
Billing & plans
Offline sync
Queen rearing
Fleet driver app
A separate native build of HiveMasterPro for assigned drivers. DVIR before and after every trip, your loads with permits and certificates one tap away, and a confirm-delivery flow that captures GPS and photos for proof of service. Included with Commercial for any team member assigned a driver role.
Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR)
When your operation is subject to FMCSR §§ 396.11 / 396.13 a documented vehicle inspection is required before and after every trip. Many beekeeping operations qualify for partial or full exemption (see Exemptions & best practicesbelow) — Fleet builds the DVIR flow in either way because the signed record is also your insurance evidence, your contract proof, and your audit trail.
HiveMasterPro Fleet does not provide legal compliance certification. FMCSA-aligned outputs are user-validated before submission. Whether your operation is subject to FMCSR at all depends on factors like vehicle GVWR, for-hire vs. private status, and whether you qualify as a Covered Farm Vehicle — see Exemptions & best practices.
9:41
Pre-trip DVIR
Truck #2 · Freightliner M2 · 124,830 mi
Inspection (17 items)
Service brakes
Parking brake
Tires & wheels
Lights & reflectors
Coupling devices
Lock pin loose
Emergency equipment
Mirrors & windshield
+ 10 more checkpoints
1 defect found
Truck flagged out-of-service until cleared by mechanic
Driver signature
DVIR · 17-point pre-trip inspection with photo defect reporting and driver e-signature
Track every truck, driver, and compliance document across your migratory operation. Each load card shows real-time status, origin-to-destination routing, and linked pollination contracts.
Commercial tier · Navigate to delivery site via GPS
Load Management
Spring Pollination — Orchard Grove
In TransitNorth Field → Orchard Grove
Driver: Jake M.
Equipment Return — Back 40
PlannedConfirm Delivery
Mar 28Spring Pollination
Orchard Grove · 120 hives
GPS captured
42.6514° N, 73.7563° W
Delivery photos
Actual hive count
Driver-facing delivery confirmation with GPS + photo evidence
Last fuel fill-up
Truck #2 · Freightliner M2
48.3
Gallons
$187
Cost
$3.87
Per gal
Maintenance schedule
Truck #2 · Freightliner M2
Oil Change
Next due: 126,500 mi
DOT Inspection
Next due: Jun 15, 2026
Tire Rotation
Next due: 125,800 mi
10 maintenance types · Cost tracking · Odometer + date triggers
Exemptions & best practices
A lot of beekeeping operations qualify for one or more federal exemptions from the rules that govern long-haul trucking. We build the tracking anyway. Insurance adjusters, ELAP claims, pollination contracts, state apiary inspectors, and your customers all run on the same evidence trail — whether or not FMCSA does.
The summary below is current to May 15, 2026, applies to the United States and Canada, and is informational only — not legal advice. Regulations change. Verify your specific situation with your jurisdiction's authority and qualified counsel before relying on any exemption.
United States · federal
49 CFR 395.1(k)
Bees are explicitly an agricultural commodity. Inside 150 air miles of the source, Hours of Service rules don’t apply and no ELD is required during state-defined planting / harvesting windows.
Where the exemption ends
Cross the 150-mile boundary and standard HOS applies for the rest of the trip. The exempt hours don’t reset your clock.
49 CFR 395.8(a)(1)(iii)
Drivers staying entirely within the 150 air-mile radius don’t need to run an Electronic Logging Device or keep paper logs. Vehicles older than model year 2000 and short-haul operators (outside the radius for ≤ 8 days in any 30) are also exempt.
Where the exemption ends
The day you go over the 8-day limit, you’re back to paper logs (or an ELD) for the next 30 days.
49 CFR 390.39
A vehicle operated by the farm/ranch owner, family member, or employee transporting agricultural commodities (bees explicitly included) is exempt from CDL, drug-and-alcohol testing, HOS, physical-qualification, and vehicle inspection / repair / maintenance regulations. GVWR ≤ 26,001 lbs is exempt anywhere in the US; over 26,001 lbs is exempt in-state and within 150 air miles of the farm out-of-state.
Where the exemption ends
CFV does not apply to for-hire motor carriers. The moment you haul someone else’s bees for money, you’re back under the full FMCSR.
49 CFR 383.3(d)
States may waive CDL requirements for farm vehicles operated by a farmer, family, or employee within 150 miles of the farm. About 40 states adopt the full waiver; a handful have stricter rules.
Where the exemption ends
State-discretion. Limited to the driver’s home state unless a reciprocity agreement exists. Interstate hauling generally still requires a CDL unless CFV applies.
United States · state-by-state reality
Federal trucking exemptions don't exempt your bees from state apiary law. USDA APHIS (7 CFR Part 322) doesn't regulate honey-bee movement between the lower 48, but state inspection certificates and entry permits are common. A non-exhaustive sample of the corridors HiveMasterPro customers use most:
California (CDFA)
Two-stage inspection (border + destination county). State-of-origin certificate from State Entomologist / Apiary Inspector required. Voluntary Ant-Free Certification can speed clearance.
Florida (FDACS, Ch. 586)
All beekeepers must register with FDACS. Out-of-state movement requires Certificate of Apiary Inspection (FDACS-08061). Re-entry requires Certificate of Beekeeping Registration per shipment.
Texas (TAIS)
$200 interstate permit valid through Aug 31 each year. Origin-state inspection certificate within 12 months. Apply 10 days before shipment.
North Dakota
Annual license, all hive locations registered, license must be renewed before re-entry. CA pre-inspection program available for ND-to-CA almond runs.
South Dakota
Entrance Permit Application required 30 days before entry. Origin-state health certificate required.
Montana
Origin-state pest-free / disease-free certification, advance notice, possible 90-day quarantine for used equipment. Inspection fees $50–$150 plus per diem.
Mississippi (BPI)
Entry permit + origin-state inspection certificate 30 days before. 10% of origin apiaries must have been inspected within 10 months.
Louisiana
Class A permit + origin-state inspection certificate within 60 days. State commissioner retains the right to inspect on arrival regardless.
Georgia
Commissioner permit required. Origin-state apiary certificate within 90 days. Must certify freedom from AFB, EFB, and Varroa destructor.
Above is a representative sample. The remaining 41 states + DC each have their own rules — some lighter, some stricter. Apiary Inspectors of America maintains the state-by-state contact directory. Hawaii prohibits bee imports entirely. Canada-to-Alaska transit of US bees is prohibited.
Canada · federal + provincial
Federal
Provincial (selected)
The remaining 7 provinces and territories (NB, NS, PEI, NL, YT, NT, NU) have their own apiary acts or animal-health frameworks — consult your provincial apiculture office. CAPA maintains the national directory.
Why we build the tracking anyway
Crop-insurance adjusters and USDA FSA ELAP claims for transport-related colony losses expect DVIR records, GPS-stamped delivery confirmation, photo evidence, and a documented chain of custody. The same DVIR you didn’t need for FMCSA is the DVIR that gets your claim paid.
Almond, blueberry, apple, and cucurbit growers increasingly require documented hive movement, strength reports, and signed delivery acceptance. Your contract dispute evidence pack is built from the same fields the trucking regulator never asked for.
The state inspection certificate that’s required at the destination border doesn’t care whether you were ELD-exempt during the haul. Tracking origin, route, transit time, in-cab temperature, and bee-cluster status protects you on arrival.
The Honey Bee Health Coalition, Apiary Inspectors of America, CAPA Canadian BMPs, Project Apis m., and the Almond Board of California all call for documented hive movement, biosecurity between yards, water provision, hive-density management, and grower / beekeeper communication chains.
Polygon Mainnet batch verification, FSMA Section 204 readiness, and provincial / CFIA traceability rules all require the same evidence: where the bees were, when they moved, who handled them, what they were exposed to. Tracking once feeds everything.
Routes change. You go from a 140-mile run to a 160-mile run. You haul a neighbour’s pallets for fuel money and become for-hire. You hire a driver who isn’t family. The CFV stops being a CFV. The cleanest way to stay safe is to track as if the exemption didn’t exist.
Voluntary standards we align with
The fields, checklists, and evidence flows in Fleet and Load Management line up with the published best management practices that the industry already runs on. These are voluntary — the point is that we didn't invent them to sell a feature.
Honey Bee Health Coalition (HBHC)
Hive Health BMPs — safety / PPE, apiary setup, pesticide exposure, IPM, treatments, queen health, nutrition. Pollination-specific guidance on nutrition, water, hive density.
Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA)
State-by-state inspection-services directory, transport requirements, and the operational baseline most state apiary programs follow.
Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA)
Canadian BMPs for honey-bee health (commissioned by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Bee Health Roundtable), plus the Canadian Beekeepers’ Practical Handbook to Bee Biosecurity and Food Safety.
Almond Board of California
Honey Bee BMPs for almond pollination — communication chains, 48-hour pesticide notice, fungicide timing, water provision, hive removal at 90 % petal fall, pesticide-incident reporting.
Project Apis m.
Migratory-operation BMPs — queen banking and shipping, indoor storage, pollination-contract templates, hive-health and varroa management.
USDA NASS / ARS
Honey Bees on the Move (2022) survey methodology — the public dataset on cross-state colony movement that frames migratory operations’ scale.
Not legal advice — verify before relying
The exemptions, requirements, and BMP references above are a research summary current to May 15, 2026, compiled from publicly available authoritative sources. Whether any specific exemption applies to your operation depends on facts only you and your counsel can establish: GVWR, for-hire vs. private status, the precise origin / destination, the time of year, and your state or province\u2019s current rules — all of which can change. HiveMasterPro is not a law firm, a registered motor carrier, or an apiary inspector. Before relying on any compliance claim in HiveMasterPro Fleet or Load Management, verify with: FMCSA, USDA APHIS, your state apiary inspector, Transport Canada, CFIA, your provincial apiculture office, your insurance broker, and qualified legal counsel.
Spotted something incorrect or out of date? Email support@hivemasterpro.comand we'll review it. We'd rather be corrected than be wrong.
Works with
Field Tech and Fleet are focused windows onto the same operation. These modules have their own dedicated walk-throughs.
Yard AR — walk-up hive identification
Camera + GPS + proximity list
See full walk-through on AI & Intelligence →
Voice inspection (TTS + STT + AI parse)
Hands-free, glove-on inspection capture
See full walk-through on AI & Intelligence →
4-ring Hive Health dashboard
Inspections, equipment, treatments, findings
See full walk-through on Hive Management →
QR & NFC tag scanning
Scan-to-open hive with scan analytics
See full walk-through on Hive Management →
Pollination contracts & operations calendar
Loads link to contracts; jobs surface for crews
See full walk-through on Commercial →
38 team roles & permissions
Driver, dispatch, fleet manager, field worker, and more
See full walk-through on Commercial →
Cost-per-hive & mileage analytics
Fleet fuel and maintenance costs feed analytics
See full walk-through on Analytics →
Sales CRM
Customer accounts, sales orders, fulfillment status
See full walk-through on Sales CRM →
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