Missouri · statute · Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 387 · 58 active provisions
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the transportation of passengers or household goods from one point to another within this state, and to any motor carrier, as defined in section 390.020, performing such service. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to railroad corporations or street railroad corp…
The provisions of sections 390.020 and 622.100 defining words, phrases and terms shall apply to and determine the meaning of all such words, phrases or terms as used in sections 387.010 to 387.340.
Every corporation, person or motor carrier performing a service designated in section 387.010 shall furnish, with respect thereto, such service and facilities as shall be safe and adequate and in all respects just and reasonable. All charges made or demanded by any such corporation, person or motor carrier for the tran…
1. No motor carrier subject to the provisions of this chapter shall engage or participate in the transportation of passengers, between points within this state, until its schedules of rates, fares and charges shall have been filed with the state highways and transportation commission and published in accordance with th…
1. Every motor carrier shall file with the state highways and transportation commission and shall print and keep open to public inspection schedules showing the rates, fares and charges for the transportation of passengers and household goods within this state between each point upon its route and all other points ther…
1. It shall be the duty of every motor carrier doing an intrastate business within this state, upon written request therefor, by any person who is a bona fide prospective shipper or receiver of household goods or who has a bona fide interest therein, made upon any general or local freight or station agent of such carri…
Unless the division of motor carrier and railroad safety otherwise orders, no change shall be made in any rate, fare or charge, or joint rate, fare or charge, which shall have been filed and published by a motor carrier in compliance with the requirements of this chapter except after thirty days' notice to the division…
1. Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 390, chapter 622, or this chapter to the contrary, any common carrier that is authorized to transport household goods by a certificate issued under section 390.051 may file one or more applications to the state highways and transportation commission for approval of rate sched…
1. The names of the several carriers which are parties to any joint tariff shall be specified therein, and each of the parties thereto, other than the one filing the same, shall file with the state highways and transportation commission such evidence of concurrence therein or acceptance thereof as may be required or ap…
1. No motor carrier shall charge, demand, collect or receive a greater or less or different compensation for transportation of passengers or household goods, or for any service in connection therewith, than the rates, fares and charges applicable to such transportation as specified in its schedules filed and in effect…
No motor carrier shall make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any person or corporation or to any locality or to any particular description of traffic in any respect whatsoever, or subject any particular person or corporation or locality or any particular description of traffic, to any undue…
No motor carrier of passengers or household goods shall directly or indirectly issue or give any free ticket, free pass or free transportation for any passenger or household goods between points in this state, except that, in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, and unless prohibited by order of the divisi…
No motor carrier or any officer or agent thereof or any person acting for or employed by it, shall assist, suffer or permit any person or corporation to obtain transportation for any passenger or household goods between points within this state at less than the rates then established and in force in accordance with the…
The state highways and transportation commission shall establish consumer protection requirements for motor carriers transporting household goods in intrastate commerce and establish a system for filing, logging, and responding to consumer complaints.
1. The division of motor carrier services shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with it regarding the movement of household goods in intrastate commerce. The division of motor carrier services' information file shall be kept current and contain a record for each complaint of: (1) All persons contact…
No motor carrier shall enter into or become a party to any combination, contract, agreement or understanding, written or oral, express or implied, to prevent by any arrangement, or by change of arrangement of time schedule, by carriage or by any other means or device whatsoever the carriage of household goods from bein…
1. Every motor carrier shall, upon demand, issue either a receipt or bill of lading for all household goods delivered to it for transportation. No contract, stipulation or clause in any receipt or bill of lading shall exempt or be held to exempt any motor carrier from any liability for loss, damage or injury caused by…
1. Whenever the division of motor carrier and railroad safety shall be of the opinion, after a hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint, that the rates, fares or charges demanded, exacted, charged or collected by any motor carrier for the transportation of persons or household goods within the state, or that t…
Whenever there shall be filed with the division of motor carrier and railroad safety by any motor carrier any schedule stating a new individual or joint rate, fare or charge, or any new individual or joint classification, or any new individual or joint regulation or practice affecting any rate, fare or charge, the divi…
The division shall ascertain, determine and fix for each motor carrier of passengers or household goods suitable and convenient standard commercial units of service, product or commodity, which units shall be lawful units for the purposes of this chapter.
1. All rates, tolls, charges, schedules and joint rates fixed by the state highways and transportation commission with reference to the transportation of passengers by motor carrier shall be in force and shall be prima facie lawful, and all regulations, practices and services prescribed by the commission shall be in fo…
1. If in the judgment of the division of motor carrier and railroad safety, additional terminals or terminal facilities, stations or any other property, construction, apparatus, equipment, facilities or device for use by any motor carrier in connection with the transportation of passengers or household goods ought reas…
The power of motor carriers to issue stocks, and bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness and to create liens upon their property situated in this state is a special privilege, the right of supervision, regulation, restriction, and control of which is and shall continue to be vested in the state, and such power…
1. A motor carrier organized or existing, or hereafter incorporated, under or by virtue of the laws of the state of Missouri, may issue stocks, bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness payable at periods of more than twelve months after the date thereof, when necessary for the acquisition of property, the constr…
1. No motor carrier governed by the provisions of this chapter shall issue any stock, bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness, for money, property or services, either directly or indirectly, nor shall it receive any money, property or services in payment of the same, either directly or indirectly, until there sh…