Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.14

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

Section 770-X-10-.14 - Service Of Bus Companies

(1) SCHEDULE FILING - All common carriers of passengers over a regular route or over regular routes shall file time schedules showing the service they provide intrastate in Alabama. Such time schedules shall show, at a minimum, the points served and arrival and departure times at principal points.

(2) SCHEDULE CHANGES - No common carrier of passengers over a regular route or over regular routes shall change any time schedule, except under the following conditions:

(a) The proposed change, together with a letter of explanation, shall be filed with the Commission at least thirty (30) days prior to its effective date. This letter shall include the name, address and telephone number of a carrier representative that is authorized to modify the proposed schedule change.

(b) Notice of the proposed change must be posted conspicuously in each bus operated under the affected schedule for at least the ten (10) days following the date of filing.

(c) Notice of the proposed change must be posted conspicuously in all terminals and stations involved in said change for at least the ten (10) days following the date of filing.

(d) The notices of the proposed change in (ii) and (iii) above must include the statement, "Objections to this change should be filed with the appropriate state public service commission." These notices shall be at least 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches in size and shall include in at least 1/2-inch letters the words "Announcement" and "Schedule Change(s)."

(e) Every proposed reduction of service must be accompanied by facts and figures in support thereof.

(3) PETITIONS TO ABANDON OR DISCONTINUE SERVICE

(a) No common carrier of passengers over a regular route or over regular routes shall abandon or discontinue, either temporarily (except in cases of emergency) or permanently any service established under the Alabama Motor Carrier Act without an order of the Commission that the public convenience and necessity permits such abandonment or discontinuance.

(b) A carrier desiring an order described in (C)(i), next above, shall file a petition requesting the order. The petition shall include a minimum, a description of the affected service, the variable cost of providing the service, all revenue (passenger and express) received from the affected service, and the traffic handled in the affected service.

(c) Notice as required by subsection (B), above, shall be posted for at least the ten (10) days following the date of filing.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.14

Effective January 1978. Amended January 1981. 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, 37-3-12, 37-3-22.