Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-10 - MOTOR CARRIER GENERAL ORDERS AND REGULATIONS PAMPHLET NO. 2003 › Section 770-X-10-.10 - Interstate Operations

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) No
					person shall transport passengers or property for compensation by motor vehicle
					on the highways of this State in interstate or foreign commerce unless and
					until such person shall have complied with the requirements of this rule;
					provided, however, that this rule shall not apply to persons engaged in the
					transportation of commodities exempted by the Alabama Motor Carrier Act, as
					amended.
(a) INSURANCE - Such person shall
					comply with 770-X-10-.04 of these rules and regulations.
(b) REGISTRATION
1. Such person operating under authority
					granted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall comply with
					770-X-10-.03 -2.02.
2. Such persons
					not required to obtain authority from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
					Administration and not exempt under the Alabama Motor Carrier Act, as amended,
					shall register with this Commission and shall pay to this Commission a
					registration fee of $25.00, and comply with 770-X-10-.03 -2-.01.
(c) DESIGNATION OF LOCAL AGENT -
					Such persons shall file with this Commission a currently effective designation
					of a local agent for service of process. This agent must be a responsible
					Alabama resident or a national corporation which has been accepted by the
					Secretary of State. The filing of a copy of the designation list on file with
					the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will constitute compliance with
					this provision.
(d) IDENTIFICATION
					OF VEHICLES - Such persons shall comply with 770-X-10-.03 of these rules and
					regulations.
(e) INTERSTATE
					EMERGENCY OR TEMPORARY AUTHORITY - Such persons who operate in this State only
					under emergency or temporary authority from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
					Administration of 120 consecutive days or less shall:
1. Comply with the notification requirements
					of 4  9 C.F.R. 1162.7 ; and
2. Within
					thirty (30) days of filing the notification required by (i), next above, file
					evidence of insurance, as required by (a) above; and
3. Either comply with the identification
					requirements of (d) above, or, in lieu thereof, may transport in the cab of the
					vehicle using the highways of this State a photocopy of the operating authority
					and produce it upon demand to any authorized Commission personnel; but, if no
					written communication advising that the emergency or temporary authority has
					been granted has been received, then a copy of the notification may be
					transported in the cab and produced upon demand.
Such persons who operate in this State only under emergency or
						temporary authority of more than 12 0 days shall comply with subsections (a)
						through (d), above, before commencing operating in this State. Such persons
						whose emergency or temporary authority is extended to a total of more than 120
						days shall comply with all provisions of subsections (a) through (d) above
						before conducting further operations.
(f) PAYMENT OF FEES - The fee for
					registration and the fee for transfer of a certificate of registration shall be
					paid by certified check, cashier's check, or money order, except that cash will
					be accepted when tendered in person, only.
(g) RETURN OF DATE-STAMPED COPY - A
					date-stamped copy of an application for registration or an application to
					transfer a certificate of registration will be returned only when a
					self-addressed, postage-paid envelope is provided.