Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.03-2-.03
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 770-X-10-.03-2-.03 - Unified Carrier Registration(1) All Motor Carriers, Motor Private Carriers, Freight Forwarders, Brokers and Leasing Companies that operate in Interstate Commerce within the borders of Alabama shall comply with these provisions regarding Unified Carrier Registration.(2) All Motor Carriers, Motor Private Carriers, Freight Forwarders, Brokers and Leasing Companies described in 770-X-10-3-2-.03(a) shall select their registration state in accordance with the provisions of the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement then in effect.(3)(a) Entities utilizing Alabama as their registration state shall annually file registration applications on approved Unified Carrier Registration forms. Such applications should be filed no later than the 30th day of November of the year preceding the registration year which shall be the calendar year, or sixty (60) days after the annual UCR fees are set by the U. S. Department of Transportation, whichever is later. A carrier that intends to commence operating during the current registration year may register at any time, but it must do so before it commences operating.(b) Along with the uniform application for Unified Carrier Registration, entities utilizing Alabama as their registration state shall file or cause to be filed a fee as set by the U. S. Department of Transportation. Said fee shall be calculated in accordance with the instructions accompanying the Unified Carrier Registration form and the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement. Funds shall be submitted in the form of a money order or cashier's check. There will be no prorating of fees to account for partial year operations.(4) Upon compliance with the annual registration requirements set out in 770-X-10-3-2-.03(c), the Commission will issue a receipt reflecting that the entity has filed the required forms and paid all required fees.(5) An entity may make copies of receipts to the extent necessary to maintain in each of its motor vehicles a copy of its receipt, however, it is not required to maintain a copy of the receipt in the motor vehicle.(6) The driver of a motor vehicle may present a copy of a Unified Carrier Registration receipt for inspection by any authorized Alabama Public Service Commission personnel as proof of compliance with this section.(7) All entities described in 770-X-10-3-2-.03(a) above who are required to select another state participating in the Unified Carrier Registration plan as their registration state shall comply with the requirements in their registration state and submit to their registration state the required fees before operating within the borders of Alabama.(8) All Motor Carriers, Motor Private Carriers, Freight Forwarders, Brokers, and Leasing Companies ("UCR Registrants") domiciled in Alabama and required to register with the Unified Carrier Registration system shall preserve the UCR records upon which the annual application and renewal are based, including registration receipts, for a period of three (3) years from the due date or filing date, whichever is later, plus any time period included as a result of Commission order. Said records shall be maintained at the UCR Registrant's place of business where its business records are maintained and shall be made available for inspection by Alabama Public Service Commission employees and/or agents upon demand.(9) Any Motor Carrier or Motor Private Carrier that excludes from its fleet size calculation commercial motor vehicles used exclusively in the intrastate transportation of property, waste, or recyclable material in accordance with 4 9 USC §14504a(f)(3) shall maintain a record of such excluded vehicles on such forms as prescribed by the Alabama Public Service Commission and shall make available said records to Alabama Public Service Commission employees and/or agents upon demand.Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.03-2-.03
Effective May 2008. Amended August 2010. Filed with LRS February 5, 2013. Filed for Codification in the Alabama Administrative Code by the Alabama Public Service Commission on February 5, 2013, 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, 37-3-32.1.