Oregon · statute · Or. Rev. Stat. ch. 825 · 114 active provisions
As used in this chapter: (1) “Carrier” or “motor carrier” means for-hire carrier or private carrier. (2) “Cartage carrier” means any person who undertakes to transport any class of property by motor vehicle for compensation when the transportation is performed wholly within an incorporated city or a commercial zone adj…
(1) The business of operating as a motor carrier of persons or property for hire upon the highways of this state is declared to be a business affected with the public interest. It is hereby declared to be the state transportation policy to do the following: (a) Promote safe, adequate, economical and efficient service a…
No for-hire carrier or private carrier shall operate any motor vehicle for the transportation of persons or property, or both, on any public highway in this state except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. [Formerly 767.040; 1997 c.275 §35] (Applicability)
(1) Except as provided in ORS 825.030, this chapter does not apply to motor vehicles with a seating capacity of less than 16 persons while used in nonprofit operation for commuting to job, job training or educational facilities. (2) For the purposes of this section, “nonprofit operation” means a voluntary commuter ride…
Except as provided in this section and ORS 825.026 and 825.030, this chapter does not apply to the persons or vehicles described in this section. The exemption under this section applies to the following persons and vehicles: (1) Vehicles being used by, or under contract with, any school board, district or person respo…
Except as provided in this section and ORS 825.026 and 825.030, this chapter does not apply to the persons or vehicles described in this section. The exemption under this section applies to the following persons and vehicles: (1) Vehicles being used by, or under contract with, any school board, district or person respo…
Owners or operators of vehicles exempt from the provisions of ORS chapter 825 by ORS 825.017 shall file an annual report with the Department of Transportation showing the miles of travel by registered weight class of vehicle for each exempt vehicle. The department shall determine by rule the form and manner of the repo…
Except as otherwise provided in this section and ORS 825.030, this chapter does not apply to the persons or vehicles described in this section. The provisions of ORS 825.100, 825.137, 825.139, 825.141, 825.160, 825.164, 825.166, 825.168, 825.210 (1) and (3), 825.212, 825.450, 825.454, 825.470, 825.472, 825.474, 825.476…
The provisions of ORS 825.160, 825.450, 825.454, 825.470, 825.472, 825.474, 825.476, 825.480, 825.484, 825.488, 825.490, 825.492, 825.494, 825.496 and 825.515 do not apply to any of the following: (1) A vehicle or combination of vehicles with a combined weight of 26,000 pounds or less. (2) A vehicle being used in the t…
(1) Except as provided in ORS 825.026 and 825.030 or as otherwise provided in this section, this chapter and ORS 815.237 do not apply to a motor vehicle or combination owned or leased by a farmer who meets the qualifications under ORS 805.310 if the vehicle or combination: (a) Is used for transportation described under…
This chapter does not apply to the vehicles described in ORS 825.017 and 825.024 except as provided in ORS 825.030 and except that the vehicles are subject to ORS 825.258 and 825.990 (3) and (4) and the rules adopted by the Department of Transportation relating to the safety of the vehicles while engaged in the transpo…
(1) For-hire carriers may provide transportation of household goods for charitable organizations or civic nonprofit organizations and festivals at no charge or at reduced rates or in exchange for promotional services by the charitable organization or civic nonprofit organization or festival. (2) As used in this section…
This chapter applies to interstate and foreign commerce, except insofar as it may be in conflict with the provisions of the Constitution and the laws of the United States. Nothing in this chapter exempts a person from federal motor carrier safety regulations when operating in interstate or foreign commerce.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, this chapter does not apply to the persons or vehicles described in this section. The provisions of ORS 825.250, 825.252, 825.254, 825.256, 825.258, 825.260, 825.950, 825.955, 825.960 and 825.990 apply to the following persons and vehicles: (1) A vehicle owned or operated b…
(1) A person may not operate any motor vehicle, whether loaded or empty, on any highway in this state as a carrier in the transportation of persons or property without possessing, in addition to any license required by any other law, a valid certificate or permit from the Department of Transportation authorizing the pr…
(1) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section and ORS 825.135, the Department of Transportation shall issue a permit to a person to provide transportation service as a for-hire carrier over any highway in this state in intrastate commerce if the person applies for the permit and the department is satisfied t…
An interstate for-hire carrier or private carrier required to obtain a United States Department of Transportation registration number engaged or to engage in interstate operations may not perform transportation services on the public highways of this state without having first complied with federal registration and fin…
(1) The Department of Transportation may enter into an agreement with the authorized representatives of any jurisdiction outside this state for the purposes of confirming federal registration and accepting proof of financial responsibility for interstate motor carriers. (2) A motor carrier registered in a jurisdiction…
Upon receipt of the information in writing required by the application form for permits in that class and in compliance with the law, rules and regulations of the Department of Transportation, permits shall be issued to motor carriers described in ORS 825.020, conditioned that the proposed operation will not be attende…
(1) Upon receipt of the information in writing required by the application form for permits in that class and in compliance with the law and the rules and regulations of the Department of Transportation, permits shall be issued to private carriers, conditioned that the proposed operation will not be attended with subst…
(1) When a person files with the Department of Transportation an application for a certificate to operate as a for-hire carrier of household goods, for the extension of an existing certificate or for the transfer of a certificate, the department may issue, extend or transfer the certificate if the department determines…
(1) The Department of Transportation may grant temporary authority for a for-hire carrier to provide transportation of household goods where it is in the public interest. Such temporary authority may be authorized only if the department receives a request for service from a user of the proposed transportation service,…
(1) If any condition or emergency arises requiring relief in cases of general epidemic, pestilence or other calamitous visitation in the state or any community therein, wherein the public or community interest or the transportation of any persons or household goods requires, in the opinion of the Department of Transpor…
The Department of Transportation shall prescribe forms of applications for certificates or permits for the use of applicants and shall make regulations for the filing thereof.
The Department of Transportation may grant issuance of a permit to a for-hire carrier engaged in performing local cartage of household goods within areas designated by the department pursuant to ORS 825.240.