291 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 3, § 004 - FEES AND IDENTIFICATION
004.01
APPLICATION FEE: An application fee approved annually
by the Commission will be payable by the applicant at the time of filing an
application. This application fee will not apply to any person who contracts
for transportation services with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human
Services or any agency organized under the Nebraska Community Aging Services
Act who is not required to hold a certificate from the Commission pursuant to
the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat, sections
75-303.01
and
75-303.02
(Cum. Supp. 2000).
004.02
ANNUAL FEES: An annual fee approved annually by the
Commission will be remitted for each motor vehicle operated by each regulated
motor carrier. A fee approved annually by the Commission will be remitted by
each regulated motor carrier for each truck-trailer or tractor-trailer
combination operated. Such annual fees are due and payable by every regulated
motor carrier on the first day of January of each year, and is delinquent on
the first day of March of that year. If the initial certificate or permit is
issued to a motor carrier on or after July 1, the fee will be fifty percent of
the annual fee.
004.03
IDENTIFICATION CARDS: The following provisions
concerning identification cards apply to all regulated motor carriers:
004.03A
ISSUANCE:
The Commission will issue annually, without additional charge, an
identification card for each motor vehicle, upon payment of an annual fee, and
upon compliance with all statutory requirements and rules and regulations of
the Commission. The card will contain the certificate or permit number issued
by the Commission, the name and address of the holder, and other information as
the Commission may require. Upon replacement or addition of any vehicle, a new
identification card will be obtained by the regulated motor carrier by
application to the Commission and the previously issued identification card
will be surrendered to the Commission.
004.03B
DISPLAY: No
motor vehicle subject to Commission jurisdiction will be operated without an
identification card, protected from defacement, in the driver's cab.
004.04
PSC
PLATES: The following provisions concerning PSC plates will apply
to all regulated motor carriers:
004.04A
ISSUANCE: The Commission will issue PSC plates to
motor carriers who have complied with all statutory requirements and rules and
regulations of the Commission, and who have completed and filed a copy of the
forms furnished by the Commission to provide a detailed description for each
unit for which a PSC plate is required.
004.04B
DISPLAY: No
vehicle will be operated without the secure attachment of its PSC plate in the
following manner:
004.04B1 On passenger
carrying units, at the front or rear of the vehicle, and easily legible from
the front or rear.
004.04B2 On
power units on any portion of the front part, preferably to the regular vehicle
license so as to be easily read from the front.
004.04B3 On straight trucks and vehicles with
no more than two axles on either the front or rear so as to be easily
legible.
004.04C
Transfer: A transferee or lessee of a certificate or
permit may use the PSC plates of the transferor or lessor for the remainder of
the calendar year, without payment of an additional fee for use of the plates,
upon approval in writing by the Commission after the transferee or lessee has
applied to the Commission for the approval, and has given the Commission a
full, written description of the equipment or vehicle to which the PSC plates
are to be transferred and any other relevant information requested by the
Commission. The plates will be used only on the specific equipment or vehicle
to which they are assigned.
004.04D
LOSS: If a plate is lost or destroyed, such loss or
destruction will be reported to the Commission within forty-eight (48) hours
after the discovery of such loss or destruction. A substitute plate may be
obtained upon making request for such plate, upon filing an affidavit with the
Commission setting forth the time, place and circumstances surrounding the loss
or destruction, and upon payment of a fee approved annually by the
Commission.
004.04E
RETURN OF PLATES: Upon suspension, cancellation, or
revocation of a certificate or permit, or upon sale, transfer, or other
disposition of equipment or vehicles to which a PSC plate has been assigned,
the plates will be returned to the Commission within ten days, except if such
plate has been transferred to a transferee or lessee in accordance with these
rules.
004.05
DOOR DISPLAYS: The following provisions concerning
door displays will apply to all licensed and regulated motor carriers except to
those carriers providing limousine service.
004.05A
CONTENTS:
The name, or trade name, of the carrier under whose authority the vehicle is
being operated, and the Commission application number assigned to the operating
authority, excluding supplement numbers, will be displayed on both doors or
sides of each powered vehicle. If the name of any person other than the
operating carrier appears on a vehicle, the name of the operating carrier will
be followed by the information required in this section and be preceded by the
words "operated by". Additional identification may be displayed if it is
consistent with the above requirements.
004.05B
SIZE AND
COLOR: Each door display will be legible at all times. The
application number will be readily legible, during daylight hours, from a
distance of 50 feet (15.24 meters) while the vehicle is stationary. The color
scheme of the display will be in distinct contrast to the background color of
the vehicle.
004.05C
REMOVAL: Any numeral or letter painted on equipment in
accordance with this section will be removed by the carrier when possession or
ownership changes, or when a different carrier operates such
equipment.
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