Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 80 > Assignment

• Combined weight: means the weight of the motor vehicle plus the weight of the maximum load which the applicant has declared such vehicle will carry. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Department: means the Department of Transportation. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Household goods: means the personal effects or other property used or to be used in a dwelling but does not include property transported from a store or factory or property exclusively for office use. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• motor carrier: means for-hire carrier or private carrier. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Motor vehicle: includes overdimension vehicles or vehicles permitted excessive weights pursuant to a special authorization issued by a city, county or the Department of Transportation. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Private carrier: means any person who operates a motor vehicle over the public highways of this state for the purpose of transporting persons or property when the transportation is incidental to a primary business enterprise, other than transportation, in which such person is engaged. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Privilege taxes: means the weight-mile tax and fees prescribed in this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Public highway: means every street, alley, road, highway and thoroughfare in this state used by the public or dedicated or appropriated to public use. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.