Wisconsin Statutes 194.43 – Private motor carriers; regulation by department
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 194.43
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the department of transportation. See Wisconsin Statutes 194.01
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Private motor carrier: means any person who provides transportation of property or passengers by commercial motor vehicle, as defined in 49 C. See Wisconsin Statutes 194.01
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
The department may regulate the operations of private motor carriers, including the power to designate from time to time the public highways over which private motor carrier vehicles may or may not be operated and to designate the time that such vehicles may or may not be operated thereon so as to prevent congestion which shall affect the safety of persons and property upon such public highways; to require the display of satisfactory evidence that such vehicle is not being used for common or contract motor carrier purposes; and to prescribe reasonable and necessary rules and regulations for the safety of operation of private motor carriers.