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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-.09-.06 - Time For Filing

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(1)
					ANNUAL REPORTS. Annual reports as required herein shall be filed in the office
					of the Alabama Public Service Commission, Montgomery, Alabama, on or before
					April 30 of the year following the year to which it relates.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7,
							37-3-22.
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-.09-.07

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(1) In particular
					cases and under unusual circumstances and conditions, the provisions of these
					rules may, at the discretion of the Commission or the Supervisor of
					Transportation Rates and Services and in writing, be changed or modified
					without the necessity of a supplemental order or without altering the full
					general intent and purpose of these rules.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7,
							37-3-22.
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-.09-.08 - Change Of Address; Name

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A motor carrier who changes the address at which it receives
						official notices and/or the business or trade name under which it operates
						shall so notify the Commission in writing promptly, but in no event later than
						thirty (30) days after the change.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7,
							37-3-22.
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-.11 - Origin Territory Of Special Or Charter Parties

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(1) A common carrier of passengers by motor
					vehicle over a regular route or over regular routes may transport a special or
					charter party only if it originates:
(a) At a
					point within the territory served by such carrier's regular route or routes,
					or
(b) At a point within an
					adjacent territory that is not served by any regular route or routes of a
					common carrier of passengers.
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-.12 - Lease And Interchange Of Vehicles By Authorized Carriers

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(1) Authorized
					carriers may perform authorized transportation in or with power units or
					trailers which they do not own only under the following conditions:
(a) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS - The contract,
					lease, or other arrangement for the use of the power unit shall:
1. Be in writing and signed by the parties
					thereto, or by a person authorized by a party.
2. Specify a term or a definite period of
					time or a definite expiration date.
3. Provide for the exclusive possession,
					control and use of, and the complete responsibility to the public for, the
					power unit by the lessee for the specified period, except as the lessee may
					sublease.
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-.13 - Handling Of Monies Received From Collect-On-Delivery Shipments

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(1) Every motor
					common carrier of property receiving money in payment of merchandise, which
					money it is under a duty to remit to the shipper of such merchandise or such
					shipper's nominee, shall remit such money collected to the proper person within
					ten (10) days of collection, and shall prepare and maintain for three (3) years
					records showing when such monies were received and when such monies were
					disbursed.
(2) All such moneys
					collected and deposited in a bank shall be deposited by the collecting carrier
					in a special bank account, denominated "C.O.D. Trust Account," established for
					that purpose only, and such moneys shall not be co-mingled with moneys of the
					carrier or moneys the carrier received other than in payment for
					Collect-On-Delivery merchandise.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7,
							37-3-22.
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-.14 - Service Of Bus Companies

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(1)
					SCHEDULE FILING - All common carriers of passengers over a regular route or
					over regular routes shall file time schedules showing the service they provide
					intrastate in Alabama. Such time schedules shall show, at a minimum, the points
					served and arrival and departure times at principal points.
(2) SCHEDULE CHANGES - No common carrier of
					passengers over a regular route or over regular routes shall change any time
					schedule, except under the following conditions:
(a) The proposed change, together with a
					letter of explanation, shall be filed with the Commission at least thirty (30)
					days prior to its effective date. This letter shall include the name, address
					and telephone number of a carrier representative that is authorized to modify
					the proposed schedule change.
(b)
					Notice of the proposed change must be posted conspicuously in each bus operated
					under the affected schedule for at least the ten (10) days following the date
					of filing.
(c) Notice of the
					proposed change must be posted conspicuously in all terminals and stations
					involved in said change for at least the ten (10) days following the date of
					filing.
(d) The notices of the
					proposed change in (ii) and (iii) above must include the statement, "Objections
					to this change should be filed with the appropriate state public service
					commission." These notices shall be at least 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches in size
					and shall include in at least 1/2-inch letters the words "Announcement" and
					"Schedule Change(s)."
(e) Every
					proposed reduction of service must be accompanied by facts and figures in
					support thereof.
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-.15 - Renumbered Highways

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In all instances of change in the numbers or other designations
						of Federal (United States), State or County highways or roads not involving
						geographical change or relocation of such highways or roads, the owner or
						holder of any certificate of public convenience and necessity or permit issued
						by the Commission shall, without further amendment or change of his or its
						certificate or permit be authorized to serve the renumbered or redesignated
						highway or road to the same extent that he or it theretofore had authority to
						serve such highway or road, but not to any greater extent. However, the
						affected carrier shall notify the Commission in writing of the change in number
						or other designation.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7,
							37-3-22.
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-.16 - Interstate Highway Deviation Rules

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(1) A common carrier by motor vehicle over a
					regular route or over regular routes, whose certificate of public convenience
					and necessity does not authorize operations over limited access highways may
					operate over a limited access highway route only under the following
					conditions:
(a) The limited access highway
					route, including highways or roads connecting it with the carrier's authorized
					route or routes, must:
1. Extend in the same
					general direction as the carrier's authorized route or routes;
2. Be wholly within twenty-five (25) air
					miles of the carrier's authorized route or routes, or be at least 80% of the
					distance over the carrier's route or routes which the carrier would otherwise
					travel; and
3. Not result in any
					diminution of service to any point or place served by the carrier without
					operating over the limited access highway route.
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-.17-1-.02 - Interstate Carriers And Intrastate Large Commercial Vehicles

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For-hire carriers of passengers or property who are not within
						an exemption of the Alabama Motor Carrier Act and who operate within the
						borders of Alabama in interstate commerce and all other carriers that operate
						large commercial vehicles shall comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
						Regulations now or hereafter promulgated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
						Administration of the United States Department of Transportation, and shall
						comply with all regulations notwithstanding any exemptions in such regulations
						for lightweight vehicles and drivers of lightweight vehicles. Such carriers
						shall also comply with 770-X-10-.17 -4, below, concerning accident reports, and
						with 770-X-10-.17 -3-1-.37, below, concerning mudflaps, and with
						770-X-10-.17 -3-1-.39, below, concerning tarpaulins on open-top vehicles
						transporting commodities in bulk.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-1-.03 - Intrastate Only Carriers Operating Only Lightweight Vehicles

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Intrastate Alabama for-hire carriers of passengers or property
						who are not within an exemption of the Alabama Motor Carrier Act and who do not
						also conduct interstate operations and who do not operate large commercial
						vehicles shall comply with the following provisions of this
						Rule:
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-1-.05 - Scope

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The regulations in this part establish minimum qualifications
						for persons who drive motor vehicles, as, for, or on behalf of motor carriers.
						The rules in this part also establish minimum duties of motor carriers with
						respect to the qualifications of their drivers.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-1-.06 - General Qualifications

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(1)
					A person shall not drive a motor vehicle unless he is qualified to drive a
					motor vehicle and a motor carrier shall not require or permit a person to drive
					a motor vehicle unless that person is qualified to drive a motor vehicle as
					follows:
(a) Is at least 18 years of
					age.
(b) Can read and speak the
					English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to
					understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to
					respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and
					records.
(c) Can by reason of
					experience, training, or both, safely operate the type motor vehicle he
					drives.
(d) Can by reason of
					experience, training, or both, determine whether the cargo he transports has
					been properly loaded, distributed, and secured in, on, or to the motor vehicle
					he drives.
(e) Is physically
					qualified to drive a motor vehicle in accordance with
					770-X-10-.17 -1-.07.
(f) Holds a
					currently valid motor vehicle operator's license or permit.
(g) Has prepared and furnished the motor
					carrier that employs him with a list of violations as required by
					770-X-10-.17 -1-.04(3). below.
(h)
					Has successfully completed the driver's road test and has been issued a
					certificate of driver's road test in accordance with770-X-10-.17 -1.05, or has
					presented a certificate of road test which the motor carrier that employs him
					has accepted as equivalent to a road test in accordance with 770-X-10-.17 -1-.08
					below.
(i) Has completed and
					furnished the motor carrier that employs him with an application for employment
					in accordance with 770-X-10-.17 -1-.04 below.
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-.17-1-.07 - Disqualifications

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(1) No person shall
					drive a motor vehicle and no motor carrier shall permit or require a person to
					drive a motor vehicle if within the preceding year:
(a) That person was convicted of refusing to
					take a blood alcohol test;
(b) That
					person was convicted of driving with a blood alcohol level of .04 percent or
					more;
(c) That person was convicted
					of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, an
					amphetamine or a derivative of a narcotic drug; or
(d) That person was convicted of a felony
					involving use of a motor vehicle.
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-.17-1-.08 - Applications For Employment

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(1)
					A person shall not drive, or be permitted to drive, a motor vehicle unless and
					until he has completed and furnished the motor carrier that employs him with an
					application for employment signed by him which includes the following
					information:
(a) The name and address of the
					employing motor carrier.
(b) The
					applicant's name, address, date of birth and social security number.
(c) The addresses at which the applicant has
					resided during the three (3) years preceding the date on which the application
					is submitted.
(d) The date on which
					the application is submitted.
(e)
					The issuing State, number and expiration date of each unexpired motor vehicle
					operator's license or permit that has been issued to the applicant.
(f) The nature and extent of the applicant's
					experience in the operation of motor vehicles, including the type of equipment
					which he has operated.
(g) A list
					of all motor vehicle accidents in which the applicant was involved during the
					three (3) years preceding the date the application is submitted specifying the
					date, nature of each accident and any fatalities or personal injuries it
					caused.
(h) A list of all
					violations of motor vehicle laws or ordinances (other than violations involving
					only parking) of which the applicant was convicted or forfeited bond or
					collateral during the three (3) years preceding the date the application is
					submitted.
(i) A statement setting
					forth in detail the facts and circumstances of any denial, revocation, or
					suspension of any license, permit, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle that
					has been issued to the applicant, or a statement that no such denial,
					revocation, or suspension has occurred.
(j) A list of the names and addresses of the
					applicant's employers during the three (3) years preceding the date application
					is submitted, together with the dates he was employed by, and his reason for
					leaving the employ of, each employer; and
(k) A certification that the information
					furnished by the applicant is true and complete to the best of his
					knowledge.
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-.17-1-.09 - Road Tests

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No person shall drive a motor vehicle and no motor carrier
						shall permit a person to drive a vehicle until that person has completed and
						passed a road test. The road test shall be given by the motor carrier or a
						qualified person designated by the motor carrier. The road test must be on the
						vehicle and associated equipment that the person will be assigned to drive and
						must be sufficient to show that the person is capable of operating the
						equipment. The driver shall be issued a certificate showing that he has
						successfully completed the road test and the type of equipment he took it on,
						and a copy of that certificate shall be retained in the file on the
						driver.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-1-.10 - Examination

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A motor carrier shall not permit a person to drive a motor
						vehicle unless he has first ascertained that the person is familiar with the
						safety rules and regulations herein. A motor carrier shall be responsible for
						the driver's knowledge of the safety rules and regulations
						herein.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-1-.11 - Physical Qualifications

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(1)
					A person shall not drive or be permitted to drive a motor vehicle unless he is
					qualified physically as provided herein:
(a)
					Such person must not have a loss of, or a loss of the use of, a foot, a leg, a
					hand, or an arm, which interferes with his ability to control and safely drive
					a motor vehicle.
(b) Such person
					shall not have a medical history of, or a current diagnosis of, any condition
					or impairment which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of
					ability to control a motor vehicle, or which is likely to interfere with his
					ability to control and safely drive a motor vehicle.
(c) Such person shall have a certificate that
					he has passed a medical examination as required by the United States Department
					of Transportation within the preceding twenty-four (24) months. Such person
					shall not drive, or be permitted to drive, a motor vehicle unless he has such
					certificate on his person. A copy of such certificate shall be retained in the
					file on the driver. Said certificate shall, upon demand, be presented to any
					authorized Commission personnel for inspection.
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-.17-1-.12 - Exceptions

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(1) A motor carrier
					may employ a driver who is not a regularly employed driver of that motor
					carrier without complying with the rules in this part with respect to the
					driver if:
(a) The driver is a regularly
					employed driver of another motor carrier who furnishes a certificate that the
					driver is fully qualified to drive a motor vehicle under the rules in this
					part; and
(b) The motor carrier
					that uses the driver has in its file a copy of the driver's medical examiner's
					certificate.
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-.17-1-.13 - Driver's License

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A person shall not drive or be permitted to drive a motor
						vehicle unless he has on his person a currently valid motor vehicle operator's
						license or permit. Said license or permit shall, upon demand, be presented to
						any authorized Commission personnel for inspection.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-.01 - Applicable Operating Rules

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Every motor vehicle must be operated in accordance with these
						rules and in accordance with the provisions of Title 32, Chapters 5 and 5a,
Code of Ala. 1975
, (Rules of the Road) and the
						ordinances and regulations of any county or municipality in which it is being
						operated.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-.02 - Ill Or Fatigued Operator

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No driver shall operate a motor vehicle, and a motor carrier
						shall not require or permit a driver to operate a motor vehicle, while the
						driver's ability or alertness is so impaired or so likely to become impaired
						through fatigue, illness or any other cause as to make it unsafe for him to
						begin or continue to operate the motor vehicle. However, in a case of grave
						emergency where the hazard to occupants of the vehicle or other users of the
						highway would be increased by compliance with this section, the driver may
						continue to operate the motor vehicle to the nearest place at which the hazard
						is removed.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-.03 - Narcotics, Amphetamines, And Other Dangerous Substances

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(1) No person shall operate, or be in
					physical control of, a motor vehicle if he possesses or is under the influence
					of, or is using, any of the following substances:
(a) A narcotic drug or any derivative
					thereof;
(b) Any amphetamine or any
					formulation thereof (including, but not limited to, "pep pills" and
					"bennies");
(c) Any other
					substance, to a degree which renders him incapable of safely operating a motor
					vehicle.
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-.17-3-.04 - Intoxicating Liquor

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(1) No
					person shall:
(a) Consume any intoxicating
					liquor, regardless of its alcoholic content, or be under the influence of an
					intoxicating liquor, within four (4) hours before going on duty or operating or
					having physical control of a motor vehicle; or
(b) Consume an intoxicating liquor,
					regardless of its alcoholic content, or be under the influence of an
					intoxicating liquor, while on duty, or operating, or in physical control of, a
					motor vehicle; or
(c) Be on duty or
					operate a motor vehicle while he possesses an intoxicating liquor, regardless
					of its alcoholic content. However, this subparagraph does not apply to
					possession of an intoxicating liquor which is manifested and transported as
					part of a shipment; or
(d) Be on
					duty or operate a motor vehicle while he has a blood alcohol level of .04
					percent or more.
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-.17-3-.05 - Drivers Declared "Out Of Service"

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(1) AUTHORITY TO DECLARE DRIVERS "OUT OF
					SERVICE" - Every enforcement officer of this Commission is authorized to
					declare a driver out of service and to notify the motor carrier of that
					declaration, if he finds at the time and place of examination that the driver
					has violated, or is violating 770-X-10-17-2-.03.
(2) ACTION TAKEN WHEN A DRIVER IS DECLARED
					"OUT OF SERVICE" - When he declares a driver out of service, the officer shall:
(a) Record his findings that the driver has
					violated or is violating 770-X-10-.17 -2-.03 or 770-X-10-.02 -.04, and serve the
					finding on the motor carrier by tendering a copy of that report; and
(b) Place a notice on the motor
					vehicle.
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-.17-3-.06 - Speed Limits

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(1)
					SCHEDULES TO CONFORM WITH SPEED LIMITS -No motor carrier shall schedule a run
					nor permit nor require the operation of any motor vehicle between points in
					such period of time as would necessitate the vehicle being operated at speeds
					greater than those prescribed by the State of Alabama or any subdivision
					thereof in or through which the vehicle is being operated.
(2) EXCEEDING SPEED LIMITS - No person shall
					drive a motor vehicle, and a motor carrier shall not require or permit a person
					to drive a motor vehicle, at a rate of speed in excess of the speed limit
					posted as applicable for the highway or road, or segment of highway or road,
					over which the vehicle is driven.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-.07 - Equipment, Inspection And Use

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(1) No motor vehicle shall be driven unless
					the driver thereof shall have satisfied himself that the following parts and
					accessories are in good working order, nor shall any driver fail to use or make
					use of such parts and accessories when and as needed:
(a) Service brakes, including trailer brake
					connections
(b) Parking (hand)
					brake
(c) Steering
					mechanism
(d) Lighting devices and
					reflectors
(e) Tires
(f) Horn
(g) Windshield wiper or wipers
(h) Rear-vision mirror or mirrors
(i) Coupling devices
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-.17-3-.08 - Emergency Equipment, Inspection And Use

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No motor vehicle shall be driven unless the driver thereof
						shall have satisfied himself that the emergency equipment required by Section
						17.390 of this rule is in place and ready for use, nor shall any driver fail to
						use or make use of such equipment when and as needed.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-.09 - Safe Loading

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(1) No
					person shall drive a motor vehicle and a motor carrier shall not require or
					permit a person to drive a motor vehicle unless:
(a) The vehicle's cargo is property
					distributed and adequately secured as specified in Section 17.391 of this rule;
					and
(b) The vehicle's tailgate,
					tailboard, doors, tarpaulins, its spare tire and other equipment used in its
					operation, and the means of fastening the vehicle's cargo are secured;
					and
(c) The vehicle's cargo or any
					other object does not obscure the driver's view ahead or to the right or left
					sides, interfere with the free movement of his arms or legs, prevent his free
					and ready access to accessories required for emergencies, or prevent the free
					and ready exit of any person from the vehicle's cab or driver's
					compartment.
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-.17-3-.09A - Corrective Lenses And Hearing Aids

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
A driver whose physical condition requires corrective lenses or
						a hearing aid to meet the minimum medical requirements must wear the proper
						corrective lenses or hearing aid at all times which he is
						driving.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-10-.01 - Railroad Grade Crossings; Slowing Down Required

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Every motor vehicle, other than those listed in
						770-X-10-.17 -2-.10 above shall, upon approaching a railroad grade crossing, be
						driven at a rate of speed which will permit said motor vehicle to be stopped
						before reaching the nearest rail of such crossing and shall not be driven upon
						or over such crossing until due caution has been taken to ascertain that the
						course is clear.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-10-.02 - Drawbridges, Stopping Of Buses

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Every motor vehicle transporting passengers and having a
						capacity of seven (7) or more passengers shall, upon approaching any drawbridge
						known or marked as such, be brought to a complete stop not less than fifty (50)
						feet from lip of the draw, and shall proceed only when the driver has
						definitely ascertained that the draw is completely closed. A full stop need not
						be made at any drawbridge protected by a traffic "stop and go" signal giving
						positive indication to approaching vehicles to proceed, or where, upon the
						opening of the draw, traffic is controlled by an attendant or traffic
						officer.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-10-.03 - Drawbridges, Slowing Down Of Other Vehicles

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Any other motor vehicle shall, upon approaching a drawbridge,
						be driven at a rate of speed which will permit said motor vehicle to be stopped
						before reaching the lip of the draw and shall proceed only when the draw is
						completely closed.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-10-.04 - Hazardous Conditions; Extreme Caution

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Extreme caution in the operation of a motor vehicle shall be
						exercised when hazardous conditions, such as those caused by snow, ice, sleet,
						fog, mist, rain, dust, or smoke, adversely affect visibility or traction. Speed
						shall be reduced when such conditions exist. If conditions shall become
						sufficiently dangerous, the operation of the vehicle shall be discontinued and
						shall not be resumed until the vehicle can be safely operated. Whenever
						compliance with the foregoing provisions of this rule increases hazard to
						passengers, the motor vehicle may be operated to the nearest point at which the
						safety of the passengers is assured.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-10-.05 - Required And Prohibited Use Of Turn Signals

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Turns - Every motor vehicle turn shall be
					signaled for a distance of not less than 100 feet in advance of, and during,
					the turning movement by flashing the turn signals at the front and rear of the
					vehicle on the side toward which the turning movement is made.
(2) Entry Into Traffic Stream - Turn signals
					shall be flashed to indicate the direction of vehicle movement prior to, and
					during entry of, the vehicle into the traffic stream from a parked
					position.
(3) Lane Changes - Turn
					signals shall be flashed to indicate the direction of vehicle movement
					continuously for a distance of not less than 100 feet in advance of, and
					during, the turning movement of the vehicle from one traffic lane to
					another.
(4) Parking or Disablement
					- Turn signals shall not be flashed on one side only on parked or disabled
					vehicles.
(5) Courtesy or "Do Pass"
					Signals - Turn signals shall not be used as courtesy or "do pass" signals to
					operators of vehicles approaching from the rear.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-10-.06 - Use Of Seat Belts

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
A motor vehicle which has a seat belt assembly installed at the
						driver's seat shall not be driven unless the driver has properly restrained
						himself with the seat belt assembly.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-10-.07 - Unattended Vehicles; Precautions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
No motor vehicle shall be left unattended until the parking
						brake has been securely set and all reasonable precautions have been taken to
						prevent the movement of such vehicle.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-10-.08 - Stopped Vehicles Not To Interfere With Other Traffic

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(1) No motor vehicle shall be stopped,
					parked, or left standing, whether attended or unattended, upon the traveled
					portion of the highway. In the event that conditions make it impracticable to
					move such motor vehicle from the traveled portion of the highway, the driver
					shall make every effort to leave all possible width of the highway opposite the
					standing vehicle for the free passage of other vehicles and he shall take care
					to provide clear view of the standing vehicle as far as possible to the front
					and rear.
(2) No motor vehicle
					shall be slowed to a speed whereby the normal flow of traffic is obstructed or
					stopped in a traffic lane while waiting for an opportunity to move into another
					parallel traffic lane, or while waiting for an opportunity to make a turn which
					can be made properly only from another parallel traffic lane.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-10-.09 - Emergency Signals; Stopped Vehicles

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(1) Turn signals - Whenever a motor vehicle
					is stopped under the traveled portion of a highway or the shoulder of a highway
					for any cause other than necessary traffic stops, the driver of the stopped
					vehicle shall immediately flash the two front and rear turn signals
					simultaneously as a vehicular traffic hazard warning and continue the flashing
					until he places the warning devices required by paragraph (2) of this section
					on the highways. The flashing signals shall be used during the time the warning
					devices are picked up for storage before movement of the vehicle. The flashing
					lights may be used at other times while a vehicle is stopped in addition to,
					but not in lieu of, the warning devices required in paragraph (2) of this
					section.
(2) Placement of Warning
					Devices - Except as provided below, whenever a vehicle is stopped upon the
					traveled portion of a highway or the shoulder of a highway for any cause other
					than necessary traffic stops, the driver shall, as soon as possible, but in any
					event within ten (10) minutes, place the warning devices with which his vehicle
					is equipped in conformity with the requirements of 17.390 (1) (iii), either
					three (3) electric emergency lanterns, three (3) liquid-burning emergency
					flares, or three (3) red emergency reflectors in the following manner:
(a) One at the traffic side of the stopped
					vehicle, within ten (10) feet of the front or rear of the vehicle;
(b) One at a distance of approximately 100
					feet from the stopped vehicle in the center of the traffic lane or shoulder
					occupied by the vehicle and in the direction toward traffic approaching in that
					lane; and
(c) One at a distance of
					approximately 100 feet from the stopped vehicle in the center of the traffic
					lane or shoulder occupied by the vehicle and in the direction in which the
					traffic in that lane is moving.
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-.17-3-10-.11 - Flame-Producing Emergency Signals

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
No driver shall attach, or permit any person to attach a
						lighted flame-producing emergency signal to any part of a motor
						vehicle.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-2-10-.12 - Emergency Signals; Dangerous Cargoes

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
No driver shall use, or permit the use of, any flame-producing
						emergency signal for protecting any motor vehicle transporting explosives.
						Class A or Class B; any cargo tank motor vehicle used for the transportation of
						any flammable material, whether loaded or empty; or any motor vehicle using
						compressed gas as a motor fuel. In lieu thereof, red electric lanterns or red
						emergency reflectors shall be used, the placement of which shall be in the same
						manner as prescribed in770-X-10-17-2-10-.09, above.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-10-.13 - Use Of Lighted Lamps On Moving Vehicles

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) No motor vehicle shall be driven upon the
					highway unless the lamps required by 770-X-10-.17 -3 are lighted:
(a) During the period of one-half hour after
					sunset to one-half hour before sunrise.
(b) During any other time when there is not
					sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the
					highway at a distance of 500 feet.
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-.17-3-10-.14 - Lighted Lamps; Stopped Or Parked Vehicles

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Whenever any motor vehicle is parked or stopped upon the
						highway within a business or residential district of a municipality, whether
						attended or unattended, during time mentioned in 770-X-10-.17 -2-10-.13 above,
						at least one white or amber light shall be displayed on the traffic side of the
						motor vehicle, visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of the motor
						vehicle, and at least one red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the
						rear; and headlamp beam shall be dimmed or depressed if in use provided,
						however, that no lamps need be lighted if there is sufficient highway lighting
						to make clearly discernible persons and vehicles at a distance of 500 feet
						unless lighted lamps are required by local regulations.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-10-.15 - Upper And Lower Head Lamp Beams

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) During the times when lighted lamps are
					required, every driver shall obey the following:
(a) Upper Beam - He shall use the upper
					distribution of light when there is no oncoming vehicle within 500 feet;
					provided, however, that a lower distribution of light may be used when fog,
					dust, or other atmospheric conditions make it desirable for reasons of safety
					and when within the confines of municipalities where there is sufficient light
					to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance
					of 500 feet ahead.
(b) Lower Beam -
					When, within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle, he shall use a distribution of
					light or composite beam so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into
					the eyes of the oncoming driver and such distribution of light shall also be
					used when following another vehicle within fifty (50) feet.
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-.17-3-10-.16 - Obscured Lamps Or Reflectors

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
No motor vehicle shall be driven when any of the required lamps
						or reflectors are obscured.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-10-.17 - Accidents

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Every driver of
					a motor vehicle involved in an accident from which there results injury to, or
					death of, any person or persons, or property damage of any kind, regardless of
					the amount, shall:
(a) Stop
					immediately;
(b) Take all necessary
					precautions to prevent further hazards at the scene;
(c) Render all reasonable assistance to
					injured persons;
(d) Give to any
					involved person or enforcement personnel demanding the same, his name and
					address, the name and address of the motor carrier for whom he is then driving,
					the State tag registration number for the vehicle involved, and, if requested
					by an enforcement officer, exhibit his chauffeur's or operator's
					license;
(e) Report all details of
					the accident as soon as practicable after its occurrence to the motor carrier
					then using his services.
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-.17-3-10-.18 - Striking Unattended Vehicle

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
If a moving vehicle strikes a vehicle standing unattended on a
						highway, the driver of the former shall immediately stop and endeavor to locate
						the custodian of the unattended vehicle and, if his reasonable effort to do so
						is unsuccessful, the driver of the vehicle doing the striking shall place
						securely and conspicuously in or on the unattended vehicle his name and address
						and that of the motor carrier for whom he is then driving, and report to local
						enforcement officials.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.
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-.17-3-10-.19 - Notification Of License Revocation

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
A driver who receives a notice that his license, permit, or
						privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been revoked, suspended, or withdrawn
						shall notify the motor carrier that employs him of the contents of the notice
						before the end of the business day he received it.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975
, §§
										37-3-5,
							37-3-7.