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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 515-16-5-.01 - Applicability

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The provisions of this chapter apply to persons transporting
				  household goods or passengers (excluding charter operations) for hire in
				  intrastate transportation that are required to hold certificates under any of
				  the Motor Carrier Acts of this state.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-2 to 46-7-5.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
It shall be the duty of the carrier to produce for inspection
				  by the Commission or any of its representatives, any and all books, papers,
				  contracts, agreements and other original records of any character whatsoever
				  that may be in possession of said carrier, or within its power, custody or
				  control, or copies thereof, as may be demanded and designated by the
				  Commission. Failure to provide the Commission or its designated Staff with
				  timely access to records, books, or documentation or copies of such material
				  upon written request shall constitute sufficient grounds for immediate
				  suspension of the refusing carrier's Commission-issued certificate or permit
				  and, after notice and hearing, to revoke such certificate or
				  permit.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-22, 46-7-23.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The criminal and civil penalties for violation of this
				  Chapter are those set forth in O.C.G.A. §§
									46-2-90 through
				  46-2-93, 46-7-39, 46-7-90 and
				  46-7-91, and in Chapters 515-16-3 and 515-16-10 of these Transportation Rules;
				  and such penalties can only be imposed by the Commission after notice and
				  hearing, unless the violator consents in writing to such
				  penalties.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-2-90 to
				  46-2-93, 46-7-39, 46-7-90,
				  46-7-91.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
All carriers, in the conduct of their intrastate business,
				  shall afford to all persons equal facilities in the conduct of such business,
				  without unjust discrimination in favor of, or against any; and wherever special
				  facilities are afforded to one patron whether by special rate or fare
				  authorized by this Commission or otherwise, such carrier shall be bound to
				  afford to any other patron, or patrons, under substantially similar
				  circumstances, like facilities upon like rates or fares, but the Commission
				  will prescribe by general order to what persons motor carriers or railroads may
				  issue passes or free transportation and reduced rates for special
				  occasions.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-1,
				  46-7-38.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
It shall be the duty of any household goods carrier to accept
				  for transportation any authorized commodities, the carriage of which by such
				  carrier is reasonably safe and practicable and to transport the same as soon as
				  practicable.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-2 to 46-7-5.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
No carrier transporting household goods or passengers under a
				  Certificate subject to the jurisdiction of this Commission, shall, directly or
				  indirectly, give or furnish any free or reduced rate service in this State,
				  except as lawfully prescribed by the Commission (Also see Commission
				  Transportation Rule
				  515-16-7-.03).
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Sec. 46-7-38.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All rates,
				fares, charges, rules and regulations now in effect that relate to the
				transportation of household goods and passengers or which may hereafter become
				effective, which are not higher than the maximum rates, fares, or charges
				prescribed by the Commission are hereby established as the rates, fares, or
				charges of the Commission. No such rates, fares or charges shall, unless
				otherwise provided, be discontinued or changed without the consent of the
				Commission.
(2) Failure of the
				holder of any certificate to comply with schedules and/or rates and fares
				approved by the Commission and to hold itself out as ready, able and willing to
				provide adequate service in the transportation of any household goods or
				passengers authorized to be transported in said certificate, shall be
				reasonable cause to suspend, revoke, alter or amend said certificate at any
				time after notice and opportunity to be heard is afforded the
				carrier.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-18, 46-7-19, 46-7-23, 46-7-27.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A motor common or contract carrier of
				passengers may discontinue its entire service on any route upon 30 days´
				published notice to be prescribed by the Commission, and thereupon its
				certificate therefore shall be canceled.
(2) A motor common or contract carrier of
				passengers may discontinue any part of its service on any route upon 30 days´
				published notice, subject, however, to the right of the Commission to withdraw
				its certificate for such route if, in the opinion of the Commission, such
				diminished service is not adequate or is no longer compatible with the public
				interest.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-4, 46-7-5, 46-7-14, 46-7-27.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All household goods claims for
				overcharge, loss or damage, shall be handled to completion within 90 days after
				claim is filed with the carrier. Claims for loss or damage shall be paid by the
				carrier at fault, but claims for overcharge shall be paid by the carrier which
				collected same.
(2) It is incumbent
				upon the carrier or the designated agent of the carrier to inspect any and all
				reported damage and to provide for repairs or compensation based on the level
				of liability selected and defined in the Addendum to Uniform Household Goods
				Bill of Lading, (Shipper Declaration of Value) form. If damage is alleged to
				have occurred to the shipper's dwelling or surroundings, for example but not
				limited to, damage to walls, floors, steps, ceiling, rails, doors, driveway,
				lawn, fence, patio, or garage, it is the carrier's responsibility or that of
				his designated agent, to inspect the alleged damage. If such damage is
				determined to be transit related, it is the carrier's obligation to repair or
				restore to original condition or to otherwise make whole by compensation.
				Transit related damage occurring to a shippers dwelling or surrounding area is
				not covered by the Shipper's Declaration of Value form.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-18, 46-7-19, 46-7-23, 46-7-27.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Every corporation or person owning,
				controlling, operating or managing any motor propelled vehicle (and lessees, or
				receivers, or trustees thereof, appointed by any court whatsoever), before
				operating any motor vehicle upon the public highways of the State for the
				transportation of passengers (except charter service) or household goods, for
				hire, within the purview of the Motor Carrier Acts, shall apply to the
				Commission for an interim Certificate in the following manner:
(2) Application shall be made to the
				Commission in writing on forms prescribed by the Commission. The application
				should be typewritten or legibly handwritten in ink.
(3) All information required on said
				application forms (where applicable) shall be given in full and all questions
				thereon shall be answered correctly. In the event portions of the application
				are not applicable to applicant, they must be answered "Not
				applicable."
(4) All applicants for
				an Interim Certificate to operate over no fixed route shall state in the
				application the physical location of the principal office of the carrier and
				the physical location of all terminals or warehouses in the State.
(5) When an interim certificate is sought by
				a partnership, such partnership shall designate in writing one of the partners
				who shall have authority and who shall be recognized by the Commission in all
				matters arising under the law or these rules.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-8, 46-7-13.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Application for an Interim Certificate,
				amendment to an existing permanent Certificate, transfer of certificate, and
				application for emergency temporary authority, must be accompanied by cashier's
				check, certified check, U.S. Post Office money order or express money order,
				payable to "Georgia Public Service Commission" in amounts prescribed by law and
				set forth below:
(a) A fee of $75 where
				applicant owns or operates less than six (6) motor vehicles;
(b) A fee of $150 where applicant owns or
				operates six (6) to fifteen (15) motor vehicles;
(c) A fee of $200 where applicant owns or
				operates over fifteen (15) vehicles;
(d) A fee of $75 for transfer of a
				certificate;
(e) A fee of $75 for
				temporary emergency authority;
(f)
				An additional fee of $15.00 for advertising must accompany the application for
				a certificate or an amendment thereto.
(g) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (a)-(f)
				above, tow truck operators applying for a non-consensual towing permit shall
				pay $300.00 per year for an annual permit as per O.C.G.A. §
										44-1-13.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Commission shall issue an interim
				certificate to a person authorizing transportation as a motor carrier subject
				to the jurisdiction of the Commission if it finds that:
(2) The applicant is fit, willing, and able
				to provide the transportation to be authorized by the certificate and to comply
				with regulations of the Commission. Fitness encompasses four (4) factors:
(a) the applicant's financial ability to
				perform the service it seeks to provide;
(b) its capability and willingness to
				properly and safely perform the proposed service;
(c) the applicant must attend a training
				class on the laws of Georgia and the rules and regulations of the Commission,
				given by the Commission, or test out of the class;
(d) its willingness to comply with the laws
				of Georgia and the rules and regulations of the Commission; and
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) When the Commission has given
				consideration to an application for an interim certificate or transfer of
				permanent certificate, applicant will be advised in writing of the action
				thereon. In the event of the approval of the application, applicant shall
				immediately, and before commencing operation,
(a) register its equipment;
(b) furnish a notarized statement certifying
				that each vehicle has been properly identified pursuant to Chapters 4 and 8 of
				these Transportation Rules;
(c)
				file evidence of insurance pursuant to Chapter 11 of these Transportation
				Rules;
(d) indicate the carrier's
				familiarity with and willingness and ability to abide by the Commission's
				Maximum Rate Tariff for household goods shipments; and
(e) furnish a statement of awareness of
				Commission's safety and hazardous material regulations.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
An application for authority to abandon scheduled passenger
				  bus service, or reduce service to less than one trip per day (excluding
				  Saturday and Sunday), shall include the following exhibits:
NOTE: If more than one point, route, or route segment
				  is included in the application, the indicated data is to be separately stated
				  for each point, route, or route segment.
(a) Exhibit 1. Points and Routes Affected. A
				listing of points, routes, and route segments to be abandoned, including
				identification and a brief description of any other passenger transportation
				service available at the points or along the route affected.
(b) Exhibit 2. Maps. Maps to scale showing
				each point, route, and route segment to be abandoned.
(c) Exhibit 3. Timetables. Copies of current
				and proposed timetables covering the affected points and routes.
(d) Exhibit 4. Authority. Copies of current
				and proposed certificate authorities covering the affected points and
				route.
(e) Exhibit 5. Traffic.
				Traffic data for a recent representative period, showing numbers of intrastate
				passengers destined to and originating from each point to be
				abandoned.
(f) Exhibit 6. Fares and
				Rates. Description of fares and rates applicable to the affected
				services.
(g) Exhibit 7. Revenues.
				Calculation of the passenger, express, and other revenues which accrue as a
				result of the service to be abandoned, along with an explanation of how the
				revenues were calculated and of any assumptions underlying the
				calculations.
(h) Exhibit 8.
				Operating Statistics. Calculations of route miles, annual bus miles, and
				schedule operating time to be eliminated for each point, route, or route
				segment to be abandoned.
(i)
				Exhibit 9. Additional Evidence. Any additional evidence or legal argument
				applicant believes to be relevant to the application.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-8, 46-7-14, 46-7-27.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Application for
				Temporary Emergency Authority for the transportation of passengers or household
				goods shall be made on forms, designated by the Commission, shall require
				applicants to supply in writing all the information called for in such
				application form, shall be accompanied by payment of the applicable application
				fee under Rule
				515-16-5-.11, and shall indicate
				under oath the applicant's willingness and ability to comply with the
				requirements stated (or referred to) in the application, pursuant to the
				Commission's Transportation Rules and O.C.G.A. Chapter 46-7.
(2) The order granting such authority shall
				contain the Commission's findings supporting its determination under the
				authority of O.C.G.A. § 46-7-13 that there is an immediate and urgent need for
				the proposed emergency service (which other authorized carriers have not or
				will not provide and the length of time such emergency is expected to continue)
				and shall contain such conditions as the Commission finds necessary with
				respect to such authority. Absent sufficient evidence proving such emergency
				need for service, the Commission will not grant such temporary emergency
				authority.
(3) Unless otherwise
				provided, such temporary emergency motor carrier authority, shall be valid for
				such time as the Commission shall specify, but not for more than an aggregate
				of 30 days. When a motor carrier granted temporary emergency authority makes
				application to the Commission for corresponding interim authority, the
				applicant's temporary emergency authority, will be extended to the Commission's
				finalization of the interim authority application, unless sooner suspended or
				revoked for good cause shown within the extension period.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-8, 46-7-13, 46-7-27.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
When an application for an interim certificate has been in
				  whole or in part denied, or has been granted and the order of the Commission
				  granting same has been quashed or set aside by a court of competent
				  jurisdiction, a new application to provide the same service by the same
				  petitioner or applicant for the same commodities will not be again considered
				  by the Commission within three months from the date of the order denying the
				  same or the judgment of the court quashing or setting aside the
				  order.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-8, 46-7-13, 46-7-27.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Certificates shall not be assigned or
				transferred or hypothecated through sale, ownership of stock pledged as
				security, or otherwise; nor shall the control and management of the operation
				under such certificate be changed through lease or otherwise without authority
				of the Commission. Interim Certificates are not transferable.
(2) Application for transfers must be made on
				proper forms and in the manner prescribed by the Commission. Hearings on
				applications for transfer will be assigned in accordance with the provisions of
				Commission Transportation Rule
				515-16-2-.04. Certificates must be
				active in order to be considered for transfer.
(3) There shall be attached to the
				application for transfer of a certificate a copy of the contract of purchase
				which shall contain a complete statement of the assets of the holder of the
				certificate to be sold and the amount to be paid therefore, and an affidavit
				from the holder of the certificate, of the authorized agent or officer thereof,
				that all accrued taxes and all station rents, wages of employees, and all other
				known indebtedness incident to said operation have been paid in full except as
				set out in the application for transfer. If there be unpaid indebtedness
				incident to said operation, a written itemized statement, under oath, of the
				names and addresses of all the creditors known to said certificate holder, loss
				or damage claims, together with the amount of indebtedness claimed to be due or
				owing each of said creditors incident to said operation shall be included in
				the application or attached as an exhibit and made a part thereof. There shall
				also be attached to the application for transfer of a certificate a statement
				signed and witnessed by the transferee (purchaser), or the authorized agent or
				officer thereof, guaranteeing the payment of all just obligations listed in the
				sworn itemized statement of the transferor (certificate holder) included in or
				made a part of the application for transfer, or any lawful indebtedness not
				included in the application for transfer where such indebtedness is determined
				to be incident to said operation.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-6, 46-7-27.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
After a certificate has been suspended, unless reinstated by
				  the Commission within twelve months from the date of the suspension, same will
				  automatically be canceled and will not be reinstated. A certificate may be
				  reinstated if canceled for lack of proper insurance when the carrier's
				  insurance company files proof of insurance coverage back to the original date
				  of suspension.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-4, 46-7-5, 46-7-7, 46-7-8, 47-7-11, 46-7-13,
				  46-7-27.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
No application for motor carrier passenger authority filed
				  with the Commission will be considered complete and ready for Commission
				  consideration unless and until a consent to a criminal background check is
				  signed and filed with the Commission on behalf of Applicant signed by the
				  individual owner of any sole proprietorship, by all general or managing
				  partners of any partnership applicant, by all officers of any corporate
				  applicant, and by the manager and members of any limited liability company.
				  Before Commission consideration of such Application, the results of such
				  background check must be received by the Commission. In addition, the
				  Commission must determine before granting emergency authority that any criminal
				  violations by not to adversely affect the efficient and safe operation of such
				  applicant as a motor carrier and of applicant's drivers in the safe operation
				  of Applicant's motor vehicles in Georgia.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-2, 46-7-7, 46-7-85.4.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
No certificate holder shall engage in any conduct which
				  falsely tends to create the appearance that services being furnished or
				  operations under such certificate are being provided by the holder when, in
				  fact, they are not. No lease, device or arrangement constituting a leasing,
				  loaning or renting of a certificate will be recognized unless otherwise ordered
				  by the Commission.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-4, 46-7-7, 46-7-8, 46-7-11, 46-7-13, 46-7-27,
				  46-7-91.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
This Chapter applies to household goods carriers operating in
				  intrastate commerce.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 40-16-5, 46-7-27, 46-7-32,
				  46-7-36.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
As used in this sub-Chapter, the term
Advertisement
means any communication to the public, in written or printed form, in
				  connection with an offer or sale of any intrastate transportation service,
				  including accessorial services, but shall not be construed to include listing
				  of a carrier's name, address and telephone number.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-18, 46-7-23, 46-7-91.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The criminal
				and civil penalties for violation of this Chapter are those set forth in
				O.C.G.A. §§
									46-2-90 through
				46-2-93, 46-7-39, 46-7-90 and
				46-7-91, and in Chapters 515-16-3 and 515-16-10 of these Transportation Rules;
				and such penalties can only be imposed by the Commission after notice and
				hearing, unless the violator consents in writing to such penalties.
(2) Whenever the Commission, after a hearing
				conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3 of the Commission
				Transportation Rules, finds that any person, firm, or corporation is operating
				as a household goods carrier for hire without a valid certificate issued by the
				Commission or is holding itself out as such a carrier without such a
				certificate in violation of paragraph (b) of O.C.G.A. §
									46-2-94, the Commission may impose
				a fine of not more than $5,000.00 for each violation. The Commission may assess
				the person, firm, or corporation an amount sufficient to cover the reasonable
				expense of investigation incurred by the Commission. The Commission may also
				assess interest at the rate specified in O.C.G.A. §
									46-2-91 on any fine or assessment
				imposed, to commence on the day the fine or assessment becomes delinquent. All
				fines, assessments, and interest collected by the Commission shall be paid into
				the general fund of the state treasury. Any party aggrieved by a decision of
				the Commission under this rule may seek judicial review as provided in O.C.G.A.
				§§
									46-2-91 and
				46-2-92.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-2-90 to
				  46-2-93, 46-7-33, 46-7-39,
				  46-7-90, 46-7-91.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Every motor
				common carrier engaged in the transportation of household goods in intrastate
				transportation between points in the State of Georgia, including any such
				carrier providing any accessorial service incidental to or part of such
				intrastate transportation, shall include, and shall require each of its agents
				to include, in every advertisement as defined in Transportation Rule
				515-16-6-.05, the name of the motor
				carrier under whose operating authority the advertised service will originate
				and the certificate number assigned to such operating authority by the
				Commission. The name and certificate number must be the same as designated on
				the certificate issued by the Commission.
(2) Any person, firm, or corporation who
				knowingly and willfully issues, publishes, or affixes or causes or permits the
				issuance, publishing, or affixing of any oral or written advertisement,
				broadcast, or other holding out to the public, or any portion thereof, that the
				person, firm, or corporation is in operation as a household goods carrier for
				hire without having a valid certificate issued by the Commission is guilty of a
				misdemeanor. Any fine or assessment imposed by the Commission pursuant to the
				provisions of these Transportation Rules shall not bar criminal prosecution
				pursuant to the provisions O.C.G.A. §§
									46-2-91,
				46-2-92, and 46-7-91.
(3) Any motor common carrier conducting
				household goods operations between points in Georgia must disclose in any
				advertisement for its services (whether on the Internet, in a Yellow Pages
				advertisement, any other print or broadcast advertisement, a brochure, or a
				flyer or handout) the exact physical location in Georgia of such advertising
				carrier's physical office, warehouse, terminals and truck parking lot and the
				number of the certificate issued by the Commission under which such carrier is
				legally authorized to conduct the household goods operations advertised. A post
				office box or commercial mail pickup station does not qualify as a physical
				address.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-2-91,
				  46-2-92,
				  46-7-91.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-6 - HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-6-.06 - Bills of Lading and Freight Bills

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Unless otherwise provided, all motor
				carriers of household goods shall issue to shippers a bill of lading in the
				form prescribed, approved and accepted by the Commission. The uniform bill of
				lading is to be issued in triplicate, and the carrier's copy of said bill of
				lading shall be retained for a period of three years.
(2) The name of only one shipper, one
				consignee and one destination shall be shown on one bill of lading. If there
				are stop offs in transit for partial loading or unloading, the stop off
				point(s) must also be listed.
(3) A
				legible copy of the bill of lading must be carried on board the transport
				vehicle during the time the shipment is in transit.
(4) A single shipment consists of one lot of
				household goods received from one shipper, at one point, at one time, or for
				one consignee at one destination and covered by one bill of lading.
(5) On shipments of household goods
				transported under weight and distance rates, the bill of lading must show the
				point of origin and destination of such shipment, mileage, weight, rate and
				total freight charge. Any charges for storage, accessorial charges, special
				services (third party services) or packing materials, shall be shown separately
				on said bill of lading.
(6) On
				shipments of household goods transported under hourly rates, the bill of lading
				must show the point of origin and the destination point of such shipment, the
				start and stop times of the move, the number of men and vans used, total number
				of hours worked (less lunchtime and breaks), hourly rate and total freight
				charge. Any accessorial charges, special services (third party services) or
				packing materials shall be shown separately on said bill of lading.
(7) An addendum to the household goods
				uniform bill of lading (Shipper Declaration of Value) which has been prescribed
				by the Commission, must accompany the bill of lading. Said addendum is to be
				executed by the shipper and carrier representative prior to the move. One copy
				is to be given to shipper and one copy is to be retained at the office of the
				carrier for a period of three years.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-4, 46-7-22, 46-7-23, 46-7-27.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-6 - HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-6-.07 - Distribution of Public Information Pamphlet to Shippers

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
All motor carriers of household goods shall issue to shippers
				  a copy of the Commission's public information pamphlet for household goods
				  shippers. The pamphlet shall be issued to each shipper prior to the move and
				  shall be provided free of charge. The pamphlet must be provided to the shippers
				  at the time of the first in person contact, or it must be provided to the
				  shipper by mail, e-mail, or facsimile (time allowing) if the move was arranged
				  and confirmed by mail, e-mail, or telephone and no in person contact has been
				  made prior to the day of the move. When the pamphlet is provided by hand
				  delivery, the delivering carrier personnel shall obtain either (1) a written
				  receipt from the customer for delivery of the pamphlet or (2) if the customer
				  is absent and a copy is left at the address of the customer, then carrier
				  personnel making such delivery shall sign a notation on a copy of the pamphlet
				  noting the date and time of delivery. When the pamphlet is provided
				  electronically (e.g., by e-mail or facsimile), the carrier must seek, print and
				  retain an electronic receipt as part of the move documentation file. When the
				  pamphlet is provided by mail, the carrier must obtain a return receipt for such
				  mailed copy. Contents of the pamphlet shall be prescribed by the Commission,
				  and a current copy of such pamphlet shall be maintained on the Commission's
				  website. A carrier's printing such pamphlet from the Commission's website and
				  providing the same in accordance with this Rule shall be sufficient; and a
				  carrier shall retain a copy of the receipt, notated pamphlet, electronic
				  receipt for e-mail or fax transmissions, return mail receipt or such other
				  proof of carrier delivery and/or customer receipt of such pamphlet in the move
				  file for each customer.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-4, 46-7-22, 46-7-23, 46-7-27.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-6 - HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-6-.08 - Waiver Forms Prohibited

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
No carrier transporting household goods under a certificate
				  subject to the jurisdiction of this Commission shall issue or require a shipper
				  to sign a Waiver of Liability Form. The rights and responsibilities for both a
				  household goods carrier and a shipper are defined in the Commission's Rules,
				  and a shipper's rights cannot be otherwise abridged or modified. No Waiver of
				  Liability or Release of Liability form of any kind may be tendered to a
				  shipper. Use of such forms shall have no effect and any carrier that uses such
				  forms will be subject to a penalty.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-4, 46-7-22, 46-7-23, 46-7-27.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-6 - HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-6-.09 - Package Condition and Preparation

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Unless otherwise provided, household goods will not be
				  accepted for shipment if:
(a) Articles
				that are not in such condition, or enclosed in containers of such strength and
				security, or so prepared for shipment, as to render the transportation thereof
				by motor vehicle reasonably safe and practicable;
(b) Packages containing fragile articles or
				articles in glass or earthenware must be marked "GLASS" "FRAGILE-HANDLE WITH
				CARE," or with similar precautionary marks.
(c) Hazardous materials, when tendered for
				transportation, must conform to the requirements of law and any applicable
				regulations of the Georgia Department of Public Safety or they must be
				refused.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-4, 46-7-22, 46-7-23, 46-7-27.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-6 - HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-6-.10 - Prepayment of Charges

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
All charges must be prepaid or guaranteed on any shipment
				  which in the judgment of the carrier or its agent would not, at forced sale, be
				  worth the total amount of charges which would be due thereon at
				  destination.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-4, 46-7-18, 46-7-19, 46-7-27.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-6 - HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-6-.11 - Freight Charges on Lost or Destroyed Shipments

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
No motor carrier transporting household goods in intrastate
				  commerce shall collect or require a shipper to pay any published freight
				  charges (including accessorial or terminal services) when a shipment is
				  completely or totally lost or destroyed in transit. A carrier shall collect and
				  the shipper would be required to pay any specific Valuation Charges that may be
				  due. This rule shall not apply to the extent that any such loss or destruction
				  is due to the act or omission of the shipper.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-4, 46-7-18, 46-7-19, 46-7-27.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-6 - HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-6-.12 - Estimates on Household Goods Moves

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Motor carriers engaged in the
				transportation of household goods may provide written estimates of the
				approximate costs which will be assessed for the transportation of such
				shipments. Estimates shall be reasonably accurate and shall be furnished
				without charge and in writing to the shipper or other person responsible for
				payment of the freight charges. All such estimates shall have clearly indicated
				on the face thereof that the estimate is not binding on the carrier and that
				the charges shown are the approximate charges which will be assessed for the
				services identified in the estimate. The estimate must clearly describe the
				shipment and all services to be provided. At the time of delivery of a collect
				on delivery shipment, except when such shipment is being delivered to a
				warehouse for storage at the request of the shipper, on which an estimate of
				the approximate costs has been furnished by the carrier, the shipper may
				request delivery of the shipment upon payment, in a form acceptable to the
				carrier, an amount not exceeding 110% of the estimated charges. The carrier
				shall, upon request of the shipper, relinquish possession of the shipment upon
				payment of not more than 110% of the estimated charges and shall defer demand
				for the payment of the balance of any remaining charges for a period of 30 days
				following the date of delivery.
(2)
				This rule shall not apply on shipments being delivered to a warehouse for
				storage at shipper's request.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-4, 46-7-18, 46-7-19, 46-7-27.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-7 - PASSENGER CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-7-.01 - Applicability

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The rules in this Chapter apply to persons transporting
				  passengers for hire in intrastate transportation in motor vehicles designed to
				  transport more than ten (10) passengers, excluding the
				  driver.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-2 to 46-7-5, 46-7-27.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-7 - PASSENGER CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-7-.02 - Passenger Carriers Transporting Certain Types of Property

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Motor carriers of passengers must obtain either a Passenger
				  Permit or Interim Certificate, or both, applicable to their operations. Motor
				  carriers of passengers transporting express, mail and newspapers in the same
				  vehicle with passengers and their baggage, are not required to obtain a Motor
				  Carrier Property Permit and are relieved from the requirements to obtain and
				  maintain cargo insurance for such express, mail and
				  newspapers.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-4, 46-7-5, 46-7-20, 46-7-27.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-7 - PASSENGER CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-7-.03 - Free Transportation

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Motor carriers transporting passengers
				shall not directly or indirectly issue, give, tender or honor, free
				transportation except during emergency situations or as provided by law, and
				except to their bona fide officers, agents, employees, and to regularly
				employed attorneys and dependent members of their families; but may exchange
				free transportation within the limits of this rule.
(2) Motor carriers transporting passengers
				may carry any totally blind person accompanied by a guide at the usual and
				ordinary fare charged to one person.
(3) Motor carriers transporting passengers
				may carry at reduced rates or free, authorized ministers of the gospel or
				persons traveling for or representing institutions supported by public
				subscription or persons dependent upon charity upon such terms and conditions
				as may be prescribed by the motor carrier and if granted under conditions above
				enumerated shall apply uniformly to all persons coming into the same
				class.
(4) Motor passenger carriers
				may provide free transportation during bona fide emergencies.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-18 to 46-7-20, 46-7-27.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-7 - PASSENGER CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-7-.04 - Tickets

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All passenger
				carriers must provide tickets at all agency stations and at such places
				indicated on the published time schedules where satisfactory financial
				arrangements for handling can be made.
(2) All tickets when sold must have the date
				of same stamped thereon. Tickets when sold shall be redeemable for
				transportation when presented to the driver of a bus. One-way tickets shall be
				redeemable at their sale price in money by the company or its agent within
				sixty days after the sale date stamped thereon and round trip tickets within
				thirty days; if no date of sale is stamped thereon such tickets shall be
				redeemable upon presentation at any time by the purchaser accompanied by
				satisfactory proof of purchase. This rule does not apply to excursion tickets
				or tickets sold for transportation on special occasions.
(3) Partially used tickets shall be redeemed
				on basis of difference between the sale price and the lawful fare, from and to
				the station between which the passenger was actually transported.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-18, 46-7-19, 46-7-27.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-8 - LIMOUSINE CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-8-.01 - Applicability

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The rules in this Chapter apply to persons operating
				  passenger vehicles as limousine carriers, as defined in Commission
				  Transportation Rule
				  515-16-3-.03 for hire within this
				  state in intrastate transportation.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-27, 46-7-85.1 to 46-7-85.3,
				  46-7-85.21.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-8 - LIMOUSINE CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-8-.02 - Certification Required for Limousine Carrier

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
No limousine carrier shall operate as a limousine carrier or
				  a limousine (as those terms are defined in O.C.G.A. §§
									46-1-1 and 46-7-85.1) for the
				  transportation of passengers for compensation on any public highway in this
				  State unless such carrier has first acquired an interim or permanent
				  certificate to do so from this Commission and except in accordance with the
				  provisions of federal laws, state laws, the Commission certificate issued to
				  such carrier and the Transportation Rules of this Commission.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-1-1, 46-7-85.1 to 46-7-85.4,
				  46-7-85.8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-8 - LIMOUSINE CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-8-.03 - Interim Certificates

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
An interim certificate shall be issued to any qualified
				  applicant, provided that such applicant is a limousine carrier business
				  domiciled in this state, authorizing the operations covered by the application
				  if it is found that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to perform properly
				  the service and conform to the provisions of O.C.G.A. § 46-7-85 and the rules
				  and regulations of the Commission and has not been convicted of any felony as
				  such violation or violations are related to the operation of a motor
				  vehicle.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 46-7-14, 46-7-85.3, 46-7-85.4, 46-7-85.7,
				  46-7-85.8.