Exempt carrier authority - Rhode Island

Intrastate

The following types of carriers are not required to obtain intrastate operating authority in Rhode Island:

• Motor vehicles while engaged exclusively in the delivery of United States mail;
• Motor vehicles owned and operated by the government of the United States;
• Motor vehicles owned and operated by a cooperative group and used exclusively for the transportation of the property of the cooperative group or its members;
• Motor vehicles used exclusively in the transportation of agricultural commodities or horticultural commodities or products from a farm, or farm supplies to a farm;
• Motor vehicles engaged in the plowing or removal of snow from the publicly used highways within this state;
• Motor vehicles engaged in the transportation of garbage, ashes, and debris removed from private dwellings, commercial, and industrial establishments;
• Motor vehicles engaged exclusively in transporting newspapers.

Insurance: Operating intrastate must have $250,000/500,000 PL and $25,000 PD (plus insurance filing fee of $10). Cargo insurance of $25,000 required for intrastate carriers. Intrastate carriers must file Form E and Form H.

Interstate

Rhode Island is a participating member of the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement (UCRA). Online registration and fee payment is recommended and available to all carriers at the national UCRA website at www.ucr.in.gov.

Refer to Unified Carrier Registration Agreement (UCRA) for the current fee schedule.

Agency: Public Utilities Commission; see Regulatory Agencies for address(es).