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Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 165 - Corporation CommissionChapter 30 - Motor Carriers, Private Carriers and Transportation Network CompaniesSubchapter 3 - Intrastate Motor Carriers
Part 5 - CONDUCTING OPERATIONS
Section 165:30-3-34 - Minimum standards

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:30-3-34

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Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024
Section 165:30-3-34 - Minimum standards
(a) Every vehicle used for transportation of passengers or property shall be in safe operating condition, and shall possess all safety equipment required by the Statutes of Oklahoma and the regulations of the USDOT.
(b) Every motor vehicle operating upon the highways of the State of Oklahoma shall be properly registered. Commercial motor vehicles with a GVWR/GCWR of 15,000 pounds or more must be registered by weight prior to transporting property.
(c) A commercial motor vehicle may not be registered for a capacity less than its GVWR/GCWR.
(d) Every motor vehicle used for transportation of passengers or property shall be adequate in size, design, and equipment to perform the transportation and other services required of it. Every vehicle used for transportation requiring specialized equipment shall be equipped with all features and equipment necessary to afford adequate protection to cargo and to the public. No vehicle shall be loaded in excess of applicable weight limits; nor in any event in excess of the reasonable capacity of the vehicle, or in such fashion as to endanger any portion of the cargo.
(e) Every motor vehicle used for the transportation of explosives or any other dangerous substance shall comply with all applicable laws and rules as to safety, placarding and other transportation requirements.
(f) All vehicles will be utilized in a manner that conforms with the manufacturer's design standards and specifications.
(g) The Commission adopts the provisions of the rules and regulations as adopted by the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety in OAC 595:35, pertaining to 49 C.F.R. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, with all amendments and appendices thereto.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:30-3-34

Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1005, eff 1-1-95 (emergency); Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2077, eff 7-1-95; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2419, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2539, eff 7-1-97; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1773, eff 7-1-10