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-.03-2-.02 - Single State Registration Receipts

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) All motors carriers that have operations
					in interstate commerce within the borders of Alabama under a certificate of
					public convenience and necessity and/or a permit issued by the Federal Motor
					Carrier Safety Administration shall comply with these provisions concerning
					Single State Registration Receipts.
(2) All motor carriers described in
					770-X-10-3-2.02(1) who maintain their principal place of business in Alabama
					shall select Alabama as their registration state under the Single State
					Registration System. Carriers who maintain their principal place of business in
					a state which does not participate in the Single State Registration System may
					elect Alabama as their registration state provided Alabama is the participating
					state in which such carrier will operate the largest number of motor vehicles
					during the next registration year. For purposes of this rule, a carrier's
					principal place of business shall be the state in which the carrier maintains
					its headquarters and where it maintains or can make available its operational
					records.
(a) Carriers utilizing Alabama as
					their registration state shall file annually registration applications on
					uniform Single State Registration Forms. Such application shall be filed
					between the first day of August and the thirtieth day of November of the year
					preceding the registration year which shall be the calendar year. A carrier
					that has changed its registration state since its last filing must identify the
					registration state with which it previously filed. A carrier that intends to
					commence operating during the current registration year may register at any
					time, but it must do so before it commences operating.
(b) Along with their uniform applications for
					Single State Registration, motor carriers utilizing Alabama as their
					registration state shall file, or cause to be filed, the following:
1. Copies of their Federal Motor Carrier
					Safety Administration certificates and/or permits. Carriers must supplement
					their filing by submitting copies of any new operating authorities as they are
					issued. Once a carrier has submitted copies of its authorities, it may
					thereafter satisfy the filing requirement by certifying that the copies are on
					file. A carrier granted emergency temporary authority or temporary authority
					having a duration of 120 days or less is not required to file evidence of such
					authority, but it must otherwise comply with the requirements of this
					section.
2. A copy of their proof
					of public liability security submitted to and accepted by the Federal Motor
					Carrier Safety Administration under Title 49 of the Code of Federal
					Regulations, or a copy of an order of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
					Administration approving a public liability self-insurance application or other
					public liability security or agreement under the provisions of that part. A
					carrier must supplement its filings as necessary to insure that current
					information is on file. Once a carrier has submitted, or caused to be
					submitted, a copy of its proof or Order of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
					Administration, it may thereafter satisfy the filing requirement by certifying
					that it has done so and that its security self-insurance agreement remains in
					effect. Consistent with their obligations hereunder, carriers must cause to be
					timely filed with the Alabama Public Service Commission copies of any notices
					of cancellation or of any replacement certificates of insurance, surety bonds
					or other security filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
					under Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
3. A copy of their designation of an agent or
					agents for service process submitted to and accepted by the Federal Motor
					Carrier Safety Administration in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations
					CFR Part 366. A carrier must supplement its filing as necessary to insure that
					current information is on file. Once a carrier has submitted a copy of its
					designation, it may thereafter satisfy the following requirement by certifying
					that its designation is on file.
4.
					A fee for the filing of proof of insurance must be submitted. Said fee to be
					calculated by indicating on the uniform Single State Registration application
					the number of vehicles the carrier intends to operate in each participating
					state during the next registration year, multiplied by the per vehicle fee each
					pertinent participating state charges. Guaranteed funds in the amount covering
					the total of all such fees shall be submitted. There will be no prorating of
					fees to account for partial year operations.