Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.03-2-.01

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 770-X-10-.03-2-.01 - Cab Cards And Stamps

(1) All motor carriers that have operations in interstate commerce within the borders of Alabama that are exempt from the jurisdiction of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration but not exempt under the Alabama Motor Carrier Act shall comply with these provisions concerning cab cards and stamps.

(2) All interstate motor carriers described in (a), next above, shall obtain a cab card from the NARUC, P. O. Box 684, Washington, B.C. 20044, for each vehicle it operates in this state. Such carriers shall duly complete the cab card by filling in the required information in the blanks on the certificate printed on the card, including the expiration date.

(3) The expiration date shall be February first of the year following the year for which the stamp was issued; provided, however, that in the case of a vehicle leased by the motor carrier under a lease agreement that is not automatically renewed, the expiration date shall be the day after the expiration date of the lease.

(4) The cab card shall be maintained in the cab of the vehicle for which it was prepared whenever the vehicle is operated under the authority of the carrier identified in the cab card. Such cab card shall not be used for any vehicle other than the one for which it was originally prepared, except when and as permitted by subsection (e), next below.

(5) A motor carrier shall destroy a cab card immediately upon its expiration; provided, however, that a motor carrier discontinuing the use of a vehicle for which a cab card has been prepared may nullify the certificate on the face of that card by entering the date it terminated use of that vehicle, and transfer the stamp on that cab card to a newly-acquired vehicle as follows:

(a) Such carrier shall prepare a cab card for the newly-acquired vehicle by filling in the required information in the blanks on the certificate printed on the card, including the expiration date; and

(b) Such carrier shall affix the cab card prepared for the newly-acquired vehicle to the front of the cab card prepared for the discontinued vehicle, by permanently attaching the upper left-hand corners of both cards together in such a manner as to permit inspection of the contents of both cards.

(6) The cab card shall have an identification stamp issued by this Commission attached to it in such a manner that it cannot be removed without defacing it. The stamps are issued for a fee of $6.00 per stamp. Stamps will not be issued prior to October 1st of the year preceding the year for which they are issued.

(7) An identification stamp and the cab card to which it is attached will be effective, while the vehicle is operated by the named carrier, from October 1st of the year preceding the year for which the stamp was issued, through January 31st of the year following the year for which the stamp was issued.

(8) A cab card shall, upon demand, be presented to any authorized Commission personnel for inspection.

(9) Cab cards shall be maintained in a legible condition, and shall not have been altered or corrected. If an Enforcement Officer finds that a cab card has been altered or corrected or is illegible or mutilated, the officer will mark across the Alabama identification stamp and write "Alabama void" on the cab card. The vehicle shall not be operated subsequently in Alabama without a new cab card and stamp.

(10) An identification stamp shall not be reproduced.

(k) In lieu of a cab card and stamp, a motor carrier may obtain, and have in the cab of a vehicle, a trip permit or a spot lease decal. A trip permit or spot lease decal shall be effective for a period of seven consecutive calendar days.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.03-2-.01

Effective January 1986. July January 1986. Amended August 2003. Filed with LRS February 5, 2013. Filed for Codification in the Alabama Administrative Code by the Alabama Public Service Commission on February 5, 2 013, pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, § 41-22-7.

Author: Alabama Public Service Commission

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 37-3-5, 37-3-7.