Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 825 > General Provisions

• City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Combined weight: means the weight of the motor vehicle plus the weight of the maximum load which the applicant has declared such vehicle will carry. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Department: means the Department of Transportation. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Household goods: means the personal effects or other property used or to be used in a dwelling but does not include property transported from a store or factory or property exclusively for office use. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• motor carrier: means for-hire carrier or private carrier. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Motor vehicle: includes overdimension vehicles or vehicles permitted excessive weights pursuant to a special authorization issued by a city, county or the Department of Transportation. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Private carrier: means any person who operates a motor vehicle over the public highways of this state for the purpose of transporting persons or property when the transportation is incidental to a primary business enterprise, other than transportation, in which such person is engaged. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Privilege taxes: means the weight-mile tax and fees prescribed in this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Public highway: means every street, alley, road, highway and thoroughfare in this state used by the public or dedicated or appropriated to public use. See Oregon Statutes 825.005