Missouri Laws 390.061 – Contract carriers of household goods or passengers to have permit — ..
1. Except as otherwise provided in section 390.030, no person shall engage in the business of a contract carrier of household goods or passengers in intrastate commerce on any public highway in this state unless there is in force with respect to such carrier a permit issued by the state highways and transportation commission authorizing such operations.
2. Applications for such permits shall be made to the state highways and transportation commission in writing and shall contain such information as the state highways and transportation commission shall, by rule, require and shall include:
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 390.061
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Certificate: a written document authorizing a common carrier to engage in intrastate commerce and issued under the provisions of this chapter. See Missouri Laws 390.020
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Household goods: personal effects and property used or to be used in a dwelling when a part of the equipment or supply of such dwelling. See Missouri Laws 390.020
- Intrastate commerce: commerce moving wholly between points within this state, whether such commerce moves wholly by motor vehicle or partly by motor vehicle and partly by any other means of transportation. See Missouri Laws 390.020
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Permit: a permit issued under the provisions of this chapter to a contract carrier to engage in intrastate or interstate commerce or to a common carrier to engage in interstate commerce. See Missouri Laws 390.020
- Person: any individual or other legal entity, whether such entity is a proprietorship, partnership, corporation, company, association or joint-stock association, including the partners, officers, employees, and agents of the person, as well as any trustees, assignees, receivers, or personal representatives of the person. See Missouri Laws 390.020
- Public highway: every public street, road, highway or thoroughfare of any kind used by the public, whether actually dedicated to the public. See Missouri Laws 390.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(1) Full information concerning the ownership, financial status of applicant through the submission of documentation describing assets, liabilities, and capital, equipment to be used and a statement listing the physical equipment of applicant and the reasonable value thereof;
(2) The complete route or routes over which the applicant desires to operate, or territory to be served; except that the state highways and transportation commission shall not restrict any certificate or permit authorizing the transportation of household goods or passengers with reference to any route or routes; except that the state highways and transportation commission shall restrict the applicant’s registration against the transportation of any hazardous material as designated in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, if the state highways and transportation commission finds that the applicant has not shown it is qualified to safely transport that hazardous material in compliance with all registration, liability insurance, and safety requirements applicable to the transportation of that hazardous material pursuant to Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
3. If the state highways and transportation commission shall find that the applicant is seeking to transport household goods, or passengers, and is fit, willing and able to properly perform the service proposed and to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the requirements, rules and regulations of the state highways and transportation commission thereunder, a permit therefor shall be issued.
4. Any permit issued under this section shall specify the service to be rendered, the contracting parties, and the area to be served.
5. The state highways and transportation commission will not have jurisdiction over contract rates. A copy of the original contract must be filed with the state highways and transportation commission prior to issuance of a permit. In the event the applicant chooses not to disclose contract rates in the application, the contract shall contain in lieu of rates a specific provision which incorporates by reference a schedule of rates, in writing, to be effective between carrier and shipper. Current contracts and rate schedules must be maintained by the carrier and contracting shippers. A contract permit, authorizing the transportation of household goods or passengers, may be amended to include additional contracting parties by the filing of said contracts with the state highways and transportation commission and acknowledgment by the state highways and transportation commission.
6. The state highways and transportation commission is authorized to enter into interagency agreements with any entity created and operating under the provisions of sections*67.1800 to 67.1822 to deal with any public safety issues that may arise as a result of the provisions of this section.