1. Except as otherwise provided in section 390.030, no person shall engage in the business of a common carrier of household goods or passengers in intrastate commerce on any public highway in this state unless there is in force with respect to such carrier a certificate issued by the state highways and transportation commission authorizing such operations.

2. Application for a certificate shall be made in writing to the state highways and transportation commission and shall contain such information as the state highways and transportation commission shall, by rule, require and shall include:

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 390.051

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Certificate: a written document authorizing a common carrier to engage in intrastate commerce and issued under the provisions of this chapter. See Missouri Laws 390.020
  • Common carrier: any person which holds itself out to the general public to engage in the transportation by motor vehicle of passengers or property for hire or compensation upon the public highways and airlines engaged in intrastate commerce. See Missouri Laws 390.020
  • Household goods: personal effects and property used or to be used in a dwelling when a part of the equipment or supply of such dwelling. See Missouri Laws 390.020
  • Intrastate commerce: commerce moving wholly between points within this state, whether such commerce moves wholly by motor vehicle or partly by motor vehicle and partly by any other means of transportation. See Missouri Laws 390.020
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Permit: a permit issued under the provisions of this chapter to a contract carrier to engage in intrastate or interstate commerce or to a common carrier to engage in interstate commerce. See Missouri Laws 390.020
  • Person: any individual or other legal entity, whether such entity is a proprietorship, partnership, corporation, company, association or joint-stock association, including the partners, officers, employees, and agents of the person, as well as any trustees, assignees, receivers, or personal representatives of the person. See Missouri Laws 390.020
  • Public highway: every public street, road, highway or thoroughfare of any kind used by the public, whether actually dedicated to the public. See Missouri Laws 390.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(1) Full information concerning the ownership, financial status of applicant through the submission of documentation describing assets, liabilities, and capital, equipment to be used and a statement listing the physical equipment of applicant and the reasonable value thereof;

(2) The complete route or routes over which the applicant desires to operate, or territory to be served; except that the state highways and transportation commission shall not restrict any certificate or permit authorizing the transportation of household goods or passengers with reference to any route or routes; except that the state highways and transportation commission shall restrict the applicant’s registration against the transportation of any hazardous material as designated in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, if the state highways and transportation commission finds that the applicant has not shown it is qualified to safely transport that hazardous material in compliance with all registration, liability insurance, and safety requirements applicable to the transportation of that hazardous material pursuant to Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;

(3) The proposed rates, schedule or schedules, or timetable of the applicant.

3. If the state highways and transportation commission finds that an applicant seeking to transport household goods, or passengers, is fit, willing and able to properly perform the service proposed and to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the requirements, rules and regulations of the state highways and transportation commission established thereunder, a certificate therefor shall be issued.

4. The state highways and transportation commission shall streamline and simplify to the maximum extent practicable the process for issuance of certificates to which the provisions of this section apply. The state highways and transportation commission is authorized to enter into interagency agreements with any entity created and operating under the provisions of sections*67.1800 to 67.1822 to deal with any public safety issues that may arise as a result of the provisions of this section.

5. The state highways and transportation commission shall dismiss on its motion any application for substantially the same common authority that has been previously denied within six months of filing the subsequent application.

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