387.030. Motor carrier shall furnish safe and adequate service--unreasonable charges prohibited. - Missouri Statutes

Motor carrier shall furnish safe and adequate service--unreasonablecharges prohibited.

387.030. Every corporation, person or motor carrier performing aservice designated in section 387.010 shall furnish, with respect thereto,such service and facilities as shall be safe and adequate and in allrespects just and reasonable. All charges made or demanded by any suchcorporation, person or motor carrier for the transportation of passengersor household goods or for any service rendered or to be rendered inconnection therewith, as defined in section 386.020, RSMo, shall be justand reasonable and not more than allowed by law or by order or decision ofthe division of motor carrier and railroad safety and made as authorizedby this chapter. Every unjust or unreasonable charge made or demanded forany such service or transportation of passengers or household goods or inconnection therewith or in excess of that allowed by law or by order ordecision of the division is prohibited.

(RSMo 1939 § 5603, A.L. 1996 S.B. 780)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 5147; 1919 § 10436

CROSS REFERENCES:

Division of motor carrier and railroad safety abolished, duties and functions transferred to highways and transportation commission and department of transportation, RSMo 226.008

Railroad carriers may operate aerial or motor vehicle service, RSMo 388.260, 388.270