Terms Used In Alabama Code 37-3-5

  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

No motor carrier, as defined in this chapter, not exempt in this chapter, shall operate any motor vehicle for the transportation of passengers or property for compensation on any highway in the state except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and every such carrier is hereby declared subject to control, supervision and regulation by the commission.