24A-6-1 Adequate facilities; safety appliances; discontinuance or change; interchange of traffic; joint use of terminal facilities
24A-6-2 Rate schedules and reports
24A-6-3 Procedure as to certificates of convenience and necessity and permits issued prior to chapter
24A-6-4 Uniform vehicle identification card
24A-6-6 Special annual assessment against motor carriers for expenses of administering chapter; Public Service Commission Motor Carrier Fund
24A-6-7 Indemnity agreement in motor carrier transportation contracts void
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 24A > Article 6 - Duties and Privileges of Motor Carriers Subject to Regulation of the Commission

  • Commission: means the Public Service Commission of West Virginia. See West Virginia Code 24A-1-2
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contract carrier by motor vehicle: means any person not included within the definition of "common carrier by motor vehicle" who under special and individual contracts or agreements, and whether directly or by lease or any other arrangement, transports passengers or property over the highways in this state by motor vehicles for hire. See West Virginia Code 24A-1-2
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Motor carrier: includes both a common carrier by motor vehicle and a contract carrier by motor vehicle. See West Virginia Code 24A-1-2
  • Motor vehicle: means , and includes, any automobile, truck, tractor, truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, motorbus, taxicab, any self-propelling motor-driven motor vehicle, or any combination thereof used upon any public highway in this state for the purpose of transporting persons or property. See West Virginia Code 24A-1-2
  • Person: means and includes any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, or joint-stock association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof. See West Virginia Code 24A-1-2
  • Power unit: means any vehicle which contains within itself the engine, motor, or other source of power by which said vehicle is propelled. See West Virginia Code 24A-1-2
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10