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Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 648.001

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005

In this chapter:
(1) “Border” means the border between this state and the United Mexican States.
(2) “Border commercial zone” means a commercial zone established under 49 C.F.R. part 372, Subpart B, any portion of which is contiguous to the border in this state.
(3) “Commercial motor vehicle” includes a foreign commercial motor vehicle.
(4) “Foreign commercial motor vehicle” means a commercial motor vehicle, as defined by 49 C.F.R. § 390.5, that is owned by a person or entity that is domiciled in or a citizen of a country other than the United States.
(5) “Motor carrier” includes a foreign motor carrier and a foreign motor private carrier, as defined in 49 U.S.C. Sections 13102(6) and (7).