Motor Carriers Laws

RS 45:180.2 Classification of wreckers; license exemptions. Wreckers shall be classified as emergency carriers and shall be exempted from the provisions of R.S. 45:178 and R.S. 45:179.Added by Acts 1974, No. 462,167 1.. Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:32 pm

RS 45:180.1 Wreckers and towing services. A. Any arrangement, agreement or understanding covering or contemplating the operation or use of wreckers or towing services for hire, charge or compensation or for any benefit amounting to a consideration is a business affected with the public interest. As used in… Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:32…

RS 45:180 Penalty for unlawful issuance or purchase of license. Whoever violates R.S. 45:178 or 45:179 shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both. Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:32 pm

RS 45:179 Unlawful purchase or use of registration certificate or license plate. No person engaged in the business of a common carrier or contract carrier shall purchase or use a registration certificate or license plate on any motor vehicle operated by him in conducting such business without presenting t… Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at…

RS 45:178 License for carrier’s vehicle; certificate from public service commission required. Neither the vehicle commissioner nor any public official charged with the sale and issuance of license plates and registration certificates for motor vehicles shall sell or issue, or permit to be sold or issued, a certificate… Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:33…

RS 45:177 Exemptions; policy or bond. Nothing in R.S. 45:173 through 45:176 shall apply to motor vehicles operated: 1) In transporting school children and teachers;. 2) In hauling farm products exclusively; 3) Exclusively for transporting workers to and from any factory or mill located in this state;… Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:33 pm

RS 45:176 Violation of bond requirements Whoever violates R.S. 45:173 through R.S. 45:177 shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or… Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:33 pm

RS 45:175 Certificate or receipt to be displayed. Every contract carrier by motor vehicle shall display in each vehicle a certificate or receipt from the Louisiana Public Service Commission setting forth that the policy or bond required by R.S. 45:173 covering such vehicle has been furnished and filed. Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:36…

RS 45:174 Cancellation of bond or policy The policy or bond provided in R.S. 45:173 shall provide that ten days’ notice in writing shall be given to the commission of intention to cancel the policy or bond. Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:36 pm

RS 45:173 Contract carriers; liability policy or bond required. Every motor carrier, as defined in R.S. 45:162(10) not exempted by R.S. 45:177, using the highways shall file with the Louisiana Public Service Commission, a liability insurance policy or bond satisfactory to the commission of a company authorized to… Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:36…