Terms Used In Missouri Laws 390.101

  • 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
  • Division: the division of motor carrier and railroad safety of the department of transportation. See Missouri Laws 390.020
  • Motor carrier: any person engaged in the transportation of property or passengers, or both, for compensation or hire, over the public roads of this state by motor vehicle. 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

No common carrier authorized under the provisions of this chapter to operate within the state of Missouri shall abandon, discontinue, or fail to provide any service established or authorized to be established under the provisions of this chapter, unless such action is authorized by the division of motor carrier and railroad safety.