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WV Code § 24A-5-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 5. Powers and Duties of Commission|§24A-5-4. Merger, Consolidation or Joint Ownership

(a) It shall be lawful, under the conditions specified below, but under no other conditions, for two or more motor carriers to consolidate or merge their property, or any part thereof, into one corporation for the ownership, management, and operation of the properties theretofore owned, managed, and operated separately; or for any such motor carrier or two or more such carriers jointly, to purchase, lease or contract to operate the properties, or any part thereof, of another such carrier; or for any such motor carrier or two or more such carriers jointly, to acquire control of another such carrier through purchase of its stock; or for a person, not a motor carrier, to acquire control of two or more motor carriers through ownership of their stock; or for any person in control of one or more motor carriers to acquire control of another such carrier through ownership of its stock; or for a carrier by railroad, express, air, or water to consolidate or merge with, purchase, or acquire control of, any motor carrier, or lease or contract to operate its properties or any part thereof.(b) When a consolidation, merger, purchase, lease, operating contract, or acquisition of control is proposed under this section the carrier, or carriers, or person, seeking authority therefor shall present an application to the commission and, after hearing, if the commission deems a hearing necessary, if the commission finds that the transaction proposed will be consistent with the public interest, it shall enter such order as it may deem proper and as the circumstances may require, attaching thereto such conditions as it may deem proper, consenting to the entering into or doing of the things hereinabove provided without approving the terms and conditions thereof, and thereupon it shall be lawful to do the things provided for in such order.(c) Every consolidation, merger, purchase, lease, operating contract, or acquisition of control, or other transaction referred to in this section made otherwise than as hereinabove provided, shall be void.
WV Code § 24A-6-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6. Duties and Privileges of Motor Carriers Subject to Regulation of the Commission|§24A-6-1. Adequate Facilities; Safety Appliances; Discontinuance or Change; Interchange of Traffic; Joint Use of Terminal Facilities

Every motor carrier subject to this chapter shall establish and maintain adequate and suitable facilities, safety appliances, and other suitable appliances and shall perform such service in respect thereto as shall be reasonably safe and sufficient for the security and convenience of the public, and the safety and comfort of its employees and in all respects just and fair, and without any unjust discrimination or preference. Every motor carrier may be required by the commission to establish and maintain such suitable public service facilities and conveniences as may be reasonable and just. No motor carrier shall discontinue any regular passenger or other public service facility, or change any passenger schedule or timetable without first obtaining authority from the commission so to do, unless the same be done under uniform rules and regulations filed by such motor carrier with the Public Service Commission and approved by said commission. All motor carriers subject to this chapter shall, according to their respective powers and facilities, afford all reasonable, proper, and equal facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines, and for the receiving, forwarding, and delivery of passengers and property to and from their several lines, and those connecting therewith, including common carriers not subject to this chapter, and shall not discriminate in their rates and charges or methods or manner of service between such connecting lines. The commission may require such interchange of traffic and the joint use of terminal facilities as may be reasonable and just.
WV Code § 24A-6-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6. Duties and Privileges of Motor Carriers Subject to Regulation of the Commission|§24A-6-2. Rate Schedules and Reports

Every motor carrier subject to the provisions of this chapter shall file with the commission, and keep open to public inspection, schedules showing all the rates and charges for service to be rendered by it or by other persons in connection with it: Provided, however, That the reports and tariffs filed by an interstate motor carrier with the commission may be copies of its reports and tariffs filed with the interstate commerce commission, but nothing herein shall preclude the commission from requiring interstate motor carriers to furnish information bearing upon any complaint or question before said commission and with which it has a right to deal.
WV Code § 24A-6-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6. Duties and Privileges of Motor Carriers Subject to Regulation of the Commission|§24A-6-3. Procedure as to Certificates of Convenience and Necessity and Permits Issued Prior to Chapter

Certificates of convenience and necessity and permits issued to motor carriers by state authorities under the authority of the laws of this state in effect prior to the date this chapter becomes effective shall remain in effect until confirmed, revoked or suspended by the commission, but persons who are the holders of such certificates and permits shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter. The procedure for confirming such certificates and permits shall be the same as is herein provided for issuing certificates and permits in the first instance: Provided, That if any common or contract carrier by motor vehicle of passengers, except by taxicab, was in operation on or prior to March 1, 1937, and any common or contract carrier by motor vehicle of property and of passengers by taxicab for hire was in operation on or prior to January 1, 1939, over the route or routes or within the territory for which application is made and has so operated since the respective dates, except as to interruptions over which the applicant has no control, the commission shall issue such certificate or permit without requiring further proof that the public convenience and necessity will be served by such operation and without further proceedings if application for such certificate or permit to operate is made to the commission within ninety days from the effective date of this chapter: Provided, however, That the applicant in the case of a common carrier or contract carrier by motor vehicle of passengers, except by taxicab, shall be required to submit proof of operation on or prior to March 1, 1937, and in the case of a common or contract carrier by motor vehicle of property and of passengers by taxicab, of operation on or prior to January 1, 1939, and continuously thereafter: Provided further, That pending determination of any application hereunder, the continuance of operation in which a common or contract carrier by motor vehicle of passengers, except by taxicab, was so engaged on or prior to March 1, 1937, and the continuance of operation in which any common or contract carrier by motor vehicle of property and of passengers by taxicab was so engaged on or prior to January 1, 1939, shall be lawful.
WV Code § 24A-6-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6. Duties and Privileges of Motor Carriers Subject to Regulation of the Commission|§24A-6-4. Uniform Vehicle Identification Card

The commission shall prescribe a uniform vehicle identification card which shall be displayed within the cab of each power unit operated by any motor carrier, showing thereon the description and serial number of the vehicle for which it is issued and the number given to the vehicle by the commission, and may contain such other information as may be required by the commission. Such cards shall be issued annually and displayed in each such power unit not later than July first of each year. It shall be unlawful for any motor carrier to operate any power unit within this state unless said identification card is displayed within such vehicle. It shall be unlawful for the motor carrier, his agent, servant, or employee, or any other person to use or display said identification card or other insignia of authority from the commission at any time after the certificate or permit issued to said motor carrier has expired or has been cancelled, suspended, revoked, or otherwise disposed of.
WV Code § 24A-6-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6. Duties and Privileges of Motor Carriers Subject to Regulation of the Commission|§24A-6-7. Indemnity Agreement in Motor Carrier Transportation Contracts Void

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a provision, clause, covenant or agreement contained in, collateral to or affecting a motor carrier transportation contract entered into on or after July 1, 2006, that purports to indemnify, defend or hold harmless, or has the effect of indemnifying, defending or holding harmless, the promisee from or against any liability for loss or damage resulting from the negligence or intentional acts or omissions of the promisee is against the public policy of this state and is void and unenforceable.(b) In this section:(1) "Motor carrier transportation contract" means a contract, agreement or understanding covering:(A) The transportation of property for compensation or hire by the motor carrier;(B) Entrance on property by the motor carrier for the purpose of loading, unloading or transporting property for compensation or hire; or(C) A service incidental to activity described in paragraph (A) or (B), including, but not limited to, storage of property.(2) "Promisee" means the promisee and any agents, employees, servants or independent contractors who are directly responsible to the promisee except for motor carriers party to a motor carrier transportation contract with promisee and such motor carrier's agents, employees, servants or independent contractors directly responsible to such motor carrier.(3) The term "motor carrier transportation contract" shall not include the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement administered by the Intermodal Association of North America, as that agreement may be amended by the Intermodal Interchange Executive Committee, or other agreements providing for the interchange, use or possession of intermodal chassis, containers or other intermodal equipment.
WV Code § 24A-6A-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6A. Registration of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority and Identification of Vehicles to Be Operated Thereunder|§24A-6A-1. Filing of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority Required; Exception

No motor carrier shall operate within the borders of this state under authority issued by the interstate commerce commission (hereinafter referred to as I.C.C.) unless and until it shall have filed with this commission a copy of such authority. However, a motor carrier shall only be required to file with this commission that portion of its authority permitting operation within the borders of this state. A motor carrier shall not be required to file with this commission an emergency or temporary operating authority having a duration of thirty consecutive days or less if such carrier has: (a) Registered its other authority and identified its vehicles or driveaway operation under the provisions of this chapter, and (b) furnished to this commission a telegram or other written communication describing such emergency or temporary operating authority and stating that operation thereunder shall be in full accord with the requirements of this chapter. Each motor carrier shall file with the commission its designation of a local agent service of process on the uniform application for registration of interstate operating authority as promulgated by the ICC; except that such form need not be filed if the designation has been filed with the commission pursuant to 49 U.S.C., Section 10330(b).
WV Code § 24A-6A-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6A. Registration of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority and Identification of Vehicles to Be Operated Thereunder|§24A-6A-2. Prior Registration

A motor carrier need not register under the provisions of this article any authority issued by the I.C.C. permitting operation within the borders of this state, when the same was properly filed with the commission at the time this article became effective.
WV Code § 24A-6A-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6A. Registration of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority and Identification of Vehicles to Be Operated Thereunder|§24A-6A-3. When Registration of Vehicles Required

No motor carrier subject to the provisions of section one of this article shall operate any motor vehicle within the borders of this state unless and until such vehicle, other than one used in driveaway operation, shall have been registered with this commission in accordance with the provisions of this article.
WV Code § 24A-6A-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6A. Registration of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority and Identification of Vehicles to Be Operated Thereunder|§24A-6A-5. Form and Execution of Application for Identification Stamp; Fee; Option of Commission to Issue Stamp, Card or Combination Thereof

The application for the issuance of such identification stamp or stamps shall be in the form prescribed by the commission. The application shall be duly completed and executed by an official of the motor carrier, and shall be accompanied by a $3 fee for the issuance of each identification stamp. However, the fee for each vehicle identification issued for the period beginning July 1, 1971, and expiring February 1, 1973, shall be $5. For the period beginning July 1, 1971, and expiring February 1, 1973, the commission shall have the option to issue either a vehicle identification stamp or a vehicle identification card as presently authorized under subdivision (a), section six, article six of this chapter or a combination of such stamp and such card.
WV Code § 24A-6A-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6A. Registration of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority and Identification of Vehicles to Be Operated Thereunder|§24A-6A-6. Form of Identification Stamp

Any identification stamp issued under the provisions of this article by the commission shall bear its name or symbol and such other distinctive markings or information, if any, as the commission deems appropriate. The stamp shall be in the shape of a square and shall not exceed one inch in diameter.
WV Code § 24A-6A-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6A. Registration of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority and Identification of Vehicles to Be Operated Thereunder|§24A-6A-7. Form of Cab Card

The cab card shall be in the form prescribed by the NARUC and the commission.
WV Code § 24A-6A-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6A. Registration of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority and Identification of Vehicles to Be Operated Thereunder|§24A-6A-8. Use of Cab Cards in Connection With Vehicles Not Used in Driveaway Operations

In the case of a vehicle not used in a driveaway operation, the cab card shall be maintained in the cab of such vehicle for which prepared whenever the vehicle is operated under the authority of the carrier identified in the cab card. Such cab cards shall not be used for any vehicle except the vehicle for which it was originally prepared. A motor carrier shall not prepare two or more cab cards which are effective for the same vehicle at the same time.
WV Code § 24A-6A-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6A. Registration of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority and Identification of Vehicles to Be Operated Thereunder|§24A-6A-9. Use of Cab Cards in Driveaway Operations

In the case of a driveaway operation, the cab card shall be maintained in the cab of the vehicle furnishing the motive power for the driveaway operation whenever such an operation is conducted under the authority of the carrier identified in the cab card.
WV Code § 24A-6A-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6A. Registration of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority and Identification of Vehicles to Be Operated Thereunder|§24A-6A-10. Inspection of Cab Cards

A cab card shall, upon demand, be presented by the driver to any authorized commission personnel for inspection.
WV Code § 24A-6A-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6A. Registration of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority and Identification of Vehicles to Be Operated Thereunder|§24A-6A-11. Destruction or Nullification of Cab Cards

(a) Each motor carrier shall destroy a cab card immediately upon its expiration.(b) If a motor carrier permanently discontinues the use of a vehicle for which a cab card has been prepared, it shall nullify the cab card at the time of such discontinuance.
WV Code § 24A-6A-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6A. Registration of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority and Identification of Vehicles to Be Operated Thereunder|§24A-6A-12. Alteration, Loss, Mutilation, etc., of Cab Cards

(a) Any erasure, improper alteration or unauthorized use of a cab card shall render it void.(b) If a cab card is lost, destroyed, mutilated or becomes illegible, a new cab card may be prepared and new identification stamps may be issued therefor upon application by the motor carrier and upon payment of the same fee prescribed for the original issuance thereof.
WV Code § 24A-6A-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6A. Registration of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority and Identification of Vehicles to Be Operated Thereunder|§24A-6A-13. Collection of State Taxes and Fees Not Affected

Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect the collection or method of collection of taxes or fees by this state from motor carriers for the operation of vehicles within the borders of this state.
WV Code § 24A-6A-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6A. Registration of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority and Identification of Vehicles to Be Operated Thereunder|§24A-6A-14. Participation in the Single State Registration System

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, on or before December 31, 1993, the commission shall promulgate rules implementing a single state registration system, in lieu of the identification stamp and cab card system provided in this article, for motor carriers operating within the borders of this state pursuant to authority granted, or exempt status conferred, by the interstate commerce commission. The single state registration system shall be instituted pursuant to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as implemented by the interstate commerce commission.(b) The commission is further authorized to employ ten persons, who shall be in the classified exempt service, to facilitate enforcement of duties imposed upon the commission in this chapter.
WV Code § 24A-6A-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6A. Registration of Interstate Commerce Commission Authority and Identification of Vehicles to Be Operated Thereunder|§24A-6A-15. Unified Carrier Registration System

(a) The Public Service Commission is designated as the appropriate state agency to implement and enforce the Unified Carrier Registration System established by the Federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005, 49 U.S.C. §14504a, as amended.(b) The commission is authorized to promulgate rules pursuant to its general rule-making authority, if necessary, including emergency rules, to implement the federal law and regulations established under the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005.
WV Code § 24A-6B-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24A. Commercial Motor Carriers|Article 6B. Registration and Identification of Vehicles Operated by Persons Engaged in Hazardous Materials Transportation|§24A-6B-1. Participation in the Hazardous Materials Transportation Registration System

(a) The commission shall have power and authority to promulgate rules implementing a hazardous materials transportation registration and permitting program for operators of motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials upon or over the public highways within the borders of this state. Rules adopted under this section shall be consistent with, and equivalent in scope, coverage, and content to, the report submitted by the alliance for uniform hazardous material transportation procedures to the secretary of transportation, United States Department of Transportation, pursuant to paragraph (c) of section twenty-two of the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990", Public Law 101-615.(b) The hazardous materials transportation registration and permitting program established in this section shall be coordinated with hazardous materials regulations enforced by other agencies of the state, and shall preempt and supersede hazardous materials transportation regulation and permitting programs administered or enforced by any municipality, county or other political subdivision of this state.(c) The funds for the program established in this section shall be obtained from fees paid by registrants hereunder. Those fees shall be established by rulemaking and shall be apportioned; by the percentage of the registrant's activity in this state; by the percentage of a registrant's business that is related to hazardous materials; and by the number of motor vehicles operated in this state by a registrant. Rulemaking may also establish fees for processing and registration: Provided, That said fees established in this section shall not exceed $50 per registrant per annum, nor $50 per vehicle per annum: Provided, however, That said apportioned vehicle fee shall not be required under this program sooner than the registration year beginning on July 1, 1995.(d) The commission may enter into agreements with other states, a national repository or federal agencies as necessary to implement the program established under this section.(e) To achieve the purposes of this section, the commission may, through its inspectors or other authorized employees, inspect any facilities or motor vehicles of any person who transports hazardous materials subject to this program.(f) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, or cause to be operated, a motor vehicle transporting hazardous materials upon or over the public highways within this state without first having complied with the requirements of the registration and permitting program, as established by the commission. Failure to comply with the program requirements, as determined by the commission after notice and opportunity to be heard, may be sufficient cause for suspension or revocation of permits and registration under the program.