SECTION 165:30-15-4. Obtaining a license

(a)   No intrastate private carrier, utilizing equipment with an actual weight, registered weight or combination weight or GVWR/GCWR in excess of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds and/or GCWR in excess of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds when the trailer's GVWR is greater than ten thousand(10,000) pounds, shall operate upon any street, road, public highway or dedicated public thoroughfare of this State for the transportation of property without first obtaining from the Commission a license as provided in this Section. A private carrier license is not required for a bona fide farmer transporting commodities from farm to market or market to farm; registered and valid non-profit organizations or any private carrier operating equipment leased or rented from a company that leases or rents vehicles on a commercial scale, provided the lease or rental contract is for thirty-one (31) days or less and a copy of the contract is carried in the vehicle. A license issued under this Subchapter shall not include transportation as a for-hire motor carrier. For-hire motor carriers must comply with Subchapter 3 and/or Subchapter 13 of this Chapter.

(1)   An applicant for a private carrier license shall file with the Commission a written application on the appropriate form prescribed by the Commission (TDF 1), and shall tender with the application a filing fee as prescribed by law or by Commission rule.

(2)   The application shall be assigned a personal identification number ("PIN"), which shall be the permanent identification number for all matters relating to the license granted therein. Any application thereafter filed to amend the license by the same applicant shall be filed in the same cause under the original PIN, and otherwise shall be governed by the provisions of this Subchapter relating to an application for license. Each subsequent application shall also bear a sub-number in sequence.

(3)   A license shall be personal to the holder thereof, and shall be issued only to an individual, a corporation, a limited liability corporation, a partnership or some other legally recognized entity.

(4)   The filing of an application for a license does not of itself authorize any private carrier operations by the applicant. Such operations are prohibited until after all requirements have been met, and a license has been issued. All requirements for compliance with this Subchapter shall be met within sixty (60) days from date of application recommending the license be issued. Failure to comply may result in dismissal of the application for a license. Licenses issued shall be valid for a maximum of one (1) year and may be renewed after application has been filed as provided by this Chapter.

(5)   No license for private carrier intrastate operations shall be issued until applicant has a satisfactory USDOT safety rating or the applicant has demonstrated its ability to conduct operations in a safe and reasonable manner and applicant is in compliance with all applicable rules and laws of the State of Oklahoma; has furnished proper proof of all insurance required by this Subchapter and all applicable state statutes.

(6)   The application shall require the following:

(A)   Name, a single trade name (if any), email address, mailing address, physical address, telephone number and domicile county of the applicant.

(B)   The type of applicant (indicating if sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or other legal entity), specifying the names of all officers, if any, and listing the email, mailing and physical addresses of each.

(C)   The type of operations for which the applicant is applying.

(D)   The name and address of the motor carrier's process agent in Oklahoma (if the motor carrier does not maintain its principal place of business in Oklahoma).

(E)   Declaration of its USDOT number, safety rating and a safety summary report which details its safety program and lists all safety violations identified within the prior twelve (12) months. Carriers without a USDOT number must attach a copy of its previously submitted application for a USDOT number. The applicant shall notify the Commission in writing of its USDOT number once issued, unless the USDOT number is issued by the Commission.

(F)   A size and weight summary report which details its size and weight compliance program and lists all size and weight violations identified within the prior twelve (12) months.

(G)   A listing of all power vehicles and trailers to be used, detailing the model, make and capacity of each vehicle and denoting whether each vehicle is owned or leased.

(H)   A description of all terminal, dock or motor pool facilities.

(I)   A declaration that the Applicant is in full compliance with all other state laws, rules and regulations.

(J)   Any other information the Commission deems necessary.

(7)   Every person operating under the Motor Carrier Act of 1995 and the rules of this Commission shall possess a copy of this Chapter governing the operations of motor carriers and private carriers.

(8)   A private carrier desiring to modify its license shall file a sub application (TDF 1). Sub applications to include hazardous materials must comply with the provisions in this Section. Sub applications to modify other types of operations shall be exempt from (6)(D)-(G) of this subsection.

(9)   A copy of the current license under which a carrier operates shall be carried at all times in each power unit by the private carrier.

(b)   Applicant may be issued a provisional intrastate license not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date application is filed, provided all requirements, with the exception of the educational compliance requirements, for the intrastate license have been met. Applicant must provide a written request for the provisional intrastate license. If the provisional intrastate license is issued, a copy of the provisional intrastate license must be carried in each vehicle operated by the Applicant.

(c)   No intrastate private carrier license shall be issued to an applicant until all outstanding fines or judgments due the Commission or other state(s) regulatory agencies have been satisfied.

(d)   An intrastate private carrier additionally conducting intrastate motor carrier operations under a valid motor carrier license, certificate or permit need not obtain a private carrier license.

(e)   If a hearing is held, the applicant shall have the burden of establishing its ability to conduct operations in a safe and reasonable manner and in compliance with all applicable rules and laws of the State of Oklahoma and that it has furnished or will furnish proper proof of all insurance required by this Chapter and all applicable state statutes. The Commission may grant or deny the application or may impose conditions, stipulations and limitations on the license.

(f)   All proceedings subsequent to the application, and the conduct of the hearing, shall be governed by applicable provisions of the Commission's Rules of Practice, OAC 165:5.

[Source: Added at 14 Ok Reg 1251, eff 5-12-97; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2539, eff 7-1-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3041, eff 7-15-98; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 23, eff 10-11-00 (emergency); Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2384, eff 7-1-01; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 509, eff 12-19-05 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2325, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1814, eff 7-1-07; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 951, eff 7-1-12; Amended at 36 Ok Reg 602, eff 8-1-19]