North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 2 › Article 3 - RENTED OR LEASED VEHICLES › Section 11 R02-06 - USE OF RENTED OR LEASED VEHICLES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) No carrier
				  authorized to operate as a common carrier of household goods shall use any
				  vehicle of which such carrier is not the owner for the transportation of
				  household goods for compensation, except under a bona fide written lease from
				  the owner, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The lessee shall use such vehicles only
				  for purposes and within the territory covered by his certificate of exemption
				  and for the term of the lease.
(2)
				  The household goods transported shall be transported in the name of and under
				  the responsibility of the said lessee, and under the direct supervision and
				  control of the lessee.
(3) The
				  drivers of said leased equipment shall be directly supervised and controlled by
				  lessee.
(4) The name, address, and
				  certificate of exemption number assigned to the lessee shall be displayed on
				  the leased vehicle as required by Rule R2-26.
(5) The vehicle shall be covered by insurance
				  in the name of the lessee as required by Rule R2-36.
(6) The lease shall specify a definite
				  effective period, the amount of consideration to the lessor, and shall list and
				  describe the equipment covered.
(7)
				  A legible copy of the executed lease shall be carried in the leased vehicle at
				  all times, unless a certificate as provided in subsection (a)(8) of this Rule
				  is carried in lieu thereof.
(8)
				  Unless a copy of the lease is carried on the equipment as provided in
				  subsection (a)(7) of this Rule, the authorized carrier shall prepare a
				  statement certifying that the equipment is being operated by it, which shall
				  specify the name of the owner, the date of the lease, the period thereof, any
				  restrictions therein relative to the commodities to be transported, and the
				  location of the premises where the original of the lease is kept by the
				  authorized carrier, which certificate shall be carried with the equipment at
				  all times during the entire period of the lease. Such certificate shall be in
				  the following form or on such other form as may be submitted to and approved in
				  advance by the Commission:
CERTIFICATE OF LEASE
This is to certify that this unit is being operated by
					 _________________________________________
(Name of Authorized Carrier)
_________________________________________
(Address)
Under a written lease from:
					 _________________________________________
(Name of Owner)
Address:
					 ___________________________________________________________
Date of Lease:
					 ____________________________________________________
Equipment: Make: ______ Year: _____ Model: _____ Serial
					 Number: __________
Period of Lease:
					 _____________________________________________________
Commodities
					 Authorized:______________________________________________
I hereby certify that the original lease is on file
					 at___________________________
____________________________________
(Name of Authorized Operating Carrier)
BY:_________________________________
(Duly Authorized Officer)
Exception
:
The provisions of this rule
					 shall not apply to the interchange of trailers.