The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-19
RULES MADE
FOR FREIGHT
AND BUS LINES
Companies TO BE Required to
Carry Personal Liability
and Property Insurance

Rules applying to auto transporta-
ton companies carrying passengers
and freight have been drawn up by
the state board of railroad commits
sioncrs. The rules affect holders Of
Class b certificates materially, while
no great changes in the rules gov
crning Class A vehicles have been
made
Both classes of companies Will be
required to carry personal liability
and property damage insurance sat
isfactory to the commission, IN
amounts ranging from $ll 900 up,
depending on the size and number of
vehicles owned by the company,
class of service and density of traf-
fic. They will be required to file
tariffs showing charges made for
services rendered, these tariffs to
be approved by the commission. All
vehicles operating under the com
miss regulations will he required
to come to full stop at all railroad
grade crossings.
Class A Companies
Class A auto transportation com
panies are those Transportation
companies operating motor vehicles
in the business of transporting per
sons and or property for compcnsa-
ton over any public highway be-
tween fixed termini or over regu-
lar route, and not operating cxclus-
lively within the incorporated limits
Of any city or town, and are required
to obtain from the commission a
certificate of public convenience and
necessity before commencing opera
TONS"
In case of protest to the issuance
of the certificate. the commission is
required by the act to hold hearings
on these applications, and from the
testimony at the bearing determine
whether or not there is a public
convenience and necessity demanded.
Class h transportation companies
are described by the commission as
those which shall embrace all auto
transportation companies operating
motor vehicles in the business of
transporting persons and, or proper
ty for com pensation over any pubiic
highway not operating between fixed
termini or over a regular route, and
not operating exclusively within the
incorporated limits of any city or
town, and will be required to apply
to the commission and obtain per-
nit before commencing such opera
ton"
Fees are Fixed
The fees for each class are fixed
by law. The fees for Class A COM
panics range in amounts from SIS to
$50 for each vehicle. Glass B COM
panies' fees are the same as re-
qured by the present law, mini
mum Of $40 on vehicles carrying
eight passengers or less, or three
tons truck capacity or less. An ad-
ditional fee of 80 cents per passen-
ger on each vehicle or So per ton for
each ton over three tons capacity Is
required.
Application blanks may be obtain
ed by writing the commission ana
will be available on or about June
30. Class B. companies now operat-
ing will be given a reasonable time
in which to complete such applca-
tons. All companies operating with
out certificate of permit will be
liable to penalties as provided by
law.
Rules Considered
The commission has under con-
sderation and may adopt the fol-
lowing ruling affecting Class COM
panv tariffs:
each Class b transportation COM
pany applying for permit shall
file an exhibit setting forth charges
made for each vehicle, according to
size or capacity. and shall be based
on the kind of Scrvice-i. e. pas
senger or freight-of each vehicle or
the distance travelled by such We
hicle These rates NAV be general O.,
or separate rates may be filed for
certain classes of load carried or
service given. (Class B companies
need not file any tariff based on
size or weight of freight, nor any
passenger tariff based on fares per
person."