Terms Used In West Virginia Code 24A-3-2

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Emergency substitute carrier: means a common carrier by motor vehicle or a contract carrier by motor vehicle that is authorized by the Public Service Commission to provide service on a temporary basis outside of its certificated territory or its contract because of commission suspension of a motor carrier certificate of convenience and necessity, or contract carrier by motor vehicle permit. 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
• Public highway: means any public street, alley, road or highway, or thoroughfare of any kind in this state used by the public. 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