Section 291-3-004 - FEES AND IDENTIFICATION004.01APPLICATION FEE: An application fee approved annually by the Commission will be payable by the applicant at the time of filing an application. This application fee will not apply to any person who contracts for transportation services with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services or any agency organized under the Nebraska Community Aging Services Act who is not required to hold a certificate from the Commission pursuant to the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat, sections 75-303.01 and 75-303.02 (Cum. Supp. 2000).004.02ANNUAL FEES: An annual fee approved annually by the Commission will be remitted for each motor vehicle operated by each regulated motor carrier. A fee approved annually by the Commission will be remitted by each regulated motor carrier for each truck-trailer or tractor-trailer combination operated. Such annual fees are due and payable by every regulated motor carrier on the first day of January of each year, and is delinquent on the first day of March of that year. If the initial certificate or permit is issued to a motor carrier on or after July 1, the fee will be fifty percent of the annual fee.004.03IDENTIFICATION CARDS: The following provisions concerning identification cards apply to all regulated motor carriers: 004.03AISSUANCE: The Commission will issue annually, without additional charge, an identification card for each motor vehicle, upon payment of an annual fee, and upon compliance with all statutory requirements and rules and regulations of the Commission. The card will contain the certificate or permit number issued by the Commission, the name and address of the holder, and other information as the Commission may require. Upon replacement or addition of any vehicle, a new identification card will be obtained by the regulated motor carrier by application to the Commission and the previously issued identification card will be surrendered to the Commission.004.03BDISPLAY: No motor vehicle subject to Commission jurisdiction will be operated without an identification card, protected from defacement, in the driver's cab.004.04PSC PLATES: The following provisions concerning PSC plates will apply to all regulated motor carriers:004.04AISSUANCE: The Commission will issue PSC plates to motor carriers who have complied with all statutory requirements and rules and regulations of the Commission, and who have completed and filed a copy of the forms furnished by the Commission to provide a detailed description for each unit for which a PSC plate is required.004.04BDISPLAY: No vehicle will be operated without the secure attachment of its PSC plate in the following manner: 004.04B1 On passenger carrying units, at the front or rear of the vehicle, and easily legible from the front or rear.004.04B2 On power units on any portion of the front part, preferably to the regular vehicle license so as to be easily read from the front.004.04B3 On straight trucks and vehicles with no more than two axles on either the front or rear so as to be easily legible.004.04CTransfer: A transferee or lessee of a certificate or permit may use the PSC plates of the transferor or lessor for the remainder of the calendar year, without payment of an additional fee for use of the plates, upon approval in writing by the Commission after the transferee or lessee has applied to the Commission for the approval, and has given the Commission a full, written description of the equipment or vehicle to which the PSC plates are to be transferred and any other relevant information requested by the Commission. The plates will be used only on the specific equipment or vehicle to which they are assigned.004.04DLOSS: If a plate is lost or destroyed, such loss or destruction will be reported to the Commission within forty-eight (48) hours after the discovery of such loss or destruction. A substitute plate may be obtained upon making request for such plate, upon filing an affidavit with the Commission setting forth the time, place and circumstances surrounding the loss or destruction, and upon payment of a fee approved annually by the Commission.004.04ERETURN OF PLATES: Upon suspension, cancellation, or revocation of a certificate or permit, or upon sale, transfer, or other disposition of equipment or vehicles to which a PSC plate has been assigned, the plates will be returned to the Commission within ten days, except if such plate has been transferred to a transferee or lessee in accordance with these rules.004.05DOOR DISPLAYS: The following provisions concerning door displays will apply to all licensed and regulated motor carriers except to those carriers providing limousine service. 004.05ACONTENTS: The name, or trade name, of the carrier under whose authority the vehicle is being operated, and the Commission application number assigned to the operating authority, excluding supplement numbers, will be displayed on both doors or sides of each powered vehicle. If the name of any person other than the operating carrier appears on a vehicle, the name of the operating carrier will be followed by the information required in this section and be preceded by the words "operated by". Additional identification may be displayed if it is consistent with the above requirements.004.05BSIZE AND COLOR: Each door display will be legible at all times. The application number will be readily legible, during daylight hours, from a distance of 50 feet (15.24 meters) while the vehicle is stationary. The color scheme of the display will be in distinct contrast to the background color of the vehicle.004.05CREMOVAL: Any numeral or letter painted on equipment in accordance with this section will be removed by the carrier when possession or ownership changes, or when a different carrier operates such equipment.291 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 3, § 004
Amended effective 1/16/2019Amended effective 5/12/2021Amended effective 9/24/2022