Section 65-2A-23 – Motor carrier organizations.
A. A tariffed service carrier may enter into discussions with another tariffed service carrier to establish a motor carrier organization. The organization shall obtain authorization from the commission before its members enter into any discussions concerning the rates contained in a statewide tariff. The commission may authorize the creation of a motor carrier organization to […]
Section 65-2A-24 – Motor vehicle leases; driver contracts.
A. An intrastate motor carrier shall not lease a motor vehicle or operate a leased motor vehicle in the course of its transportation service except as provided by commission rule. The commission may approve a motor vehicle lease without notice or a public hearing. B. A motor carrier may use employed or contract drivers or […]
Section 65-2A-25 – Household goods operations.
A. The commission shall establish a statewide tariff for household goods services, containing terms of service and maximum rates that household goods service carriers may charge the public. B. A certificated household goods service carrier shall be responsible for acts or omissions of its agents that relate to the performance of household goods transportation services, […]
Section 65-2A-26 – Household goods voluntary dispute settlement program.
A. The commission shall establish a program to settle disputes, at the voluntary option of the shipper, between shippers and all household goods service carriers concerning the transportation of household goods, which shall be a fair and expeditious method for settling disputes and complies with each of the following requirements and rules the commission may […]
Section 65-2A-26.1 – Indemnity provisions in motor carrier transportation contracts void.
A. A provision or agreement contained in, collateral to or affecting a motor carrier transportation contract that requires the motor carrier to indemnify or hold harmless, or that has the effect of indemnifying or holding harmless, the shipper from liability for loss or damage resulting from the negligence or intentional acts or omissions of the […]
Section 65-2A-27 – Involuntary suspension, revocation or amendment of operating authorities; reinstatement.
A. The commission shall immediately suspend, without notice or a public hearing, the operating authority of a motor carrier for failure to continuously maintain the forms and amounts of financial responsibility prescribed by commission rule. B. The commission may immediately suspend, without notice or a public hearing, the operating authority of a motor carrier for […]
Section 65-2A-28 – Designation of an agent for service of process.
A. An applicant for an operating authority shall file with the commission an appointment in writing of a resident agent for service of process. The appointment shall specify the address of the agent and shall stipulate that service upon the appointed agent of process of the commission or of a court shall have the same […]
Section 65-2A-29 – Reports and records.
A. The commission shall establish reasonable requirements with respect to reports, records and uniform systems of accounts and preservation of records for motor carriers. B. The commission may require any holder of an operating authority from the commission or any lessee of an authority to prepare and transmit to the commission an annual report of […]
Section 65-2A-30 – Unauthorized carrying of persons prohibited.
Except in the case of an emergency, a transportation service carrier not authorized to transport passengers shall not carry a passenger, including a hitchhiker, except on-duty employees of the motor carrier or commission representatives on official business in a vehicle used in the provision of transportation service under its operating authority. History: Laws 2003, ch. […]
Section 65-2A-31 – Witnesses; subpoenas; service of process.
A. If the commission orders a person to appear before it, the commission shall compensate the witness one full day’s per diem plus mileage as provided for employees in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978]. The state shall pay such compensation out of the motor transportation fee fund pursuant to […]