69-12-311. Class A motor carrier certificate. - Montana Statutes

     69-12-311. Class A motor carrier certificate. (1) No Class A motor carrier shall operate for the transportation of persons and/or property for hire on any public highway in this state without first having obtained from the commission, under the provisions of this chapter, a certificate declaring that public convenience and necessity require such operation.
     (2) A motor carrier making application for such certificate shall do so in writing, separately for each route, which petition shall be verified by the applicant and shall specify the following matters:
     (a) the name and address of the applicant and the names and addresses of its officers, if any;
     (b) the public highway or highways over which and the fixed termini between which or the regular route or routes over which it intends to operate;
     (c) the kind of transportation, whether passenger, freight, or both, together with a full and complete description of the character of the vehicle or vehicles to be used, including the seating capacity of any vehicle to be used for passenger traffic and the tonnage capacity of any vehicle to be used in freight traffic;
     (d) the proposed time schedule;
     (e) a schedule of the tariff or rates desired to be charged for the transportation of freight and/or passengers;
     (f) a complete and detailed description of the property proposed to be devoted to the public service;
     (g) a detailed statement showing the assets and liabilities of such applicant; and
     (h) such other or additional information as the commission may by order require.
     (3) Such application shall be accompanied by a filing fee to be set by rule of the commission.

     History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 184, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 3847.8, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 121, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 243, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 472, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 8-108; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 588, L. 1983.