['Operating Authority']
['For-Hire Carrier Authority']
01/17/2024
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Authority
| Required | Agency | Name | Fee | |
| For-hire authority | Yes | Public Service Commission | General Freight Operating Authority | Yes |
| Household goods authority | Yes | Public Service Commission | Certificate of public convenience and necessity, and registration receipt. | Yes |
| Exempt for-hire authority | No | NA | NA | NA |
| Private authority | No | NA | NA | NA |
| Passenger authority | Yes | Public Service Commission | Certificate of public convenience and necessity, and registration receipt. | Yes |
| Other authority | Garbage/waste carriers must obtain from the Public Service Commission a certificate of public convenience and necessity, and a registration receipt. Carriers must pay an application filing fee. | |||
Insurance
| Required | Amount | Forms | Notes | |
| For-hire insurance | Yes | $25,000 bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and subject to the limit for one person, $50,000 bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and $20,000 injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident. | NA | Minimum requirements of 61-6-103 of the Montana Code Annotated. |
| Household goods insurance | Yes | For vehicles with a GVW of 10,000 pounds or less, $300,000 combined single limit and $10,000 cargo insurance. For vehicles with a GVW of more than 10,000 pounds, $750,000 combined single limit and $10,000 cargo insurance. | Form MC-1649A and MC 2491, or Form E and H. | NA |
| Exempt for-hire insurance | Yes | $25,000 bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and subject to the limit for one person, $50,000 bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and $20,000 injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident. | NA | Minimum requirements of 61-6-103 of the Montana Code Annotated. |
| Private insurance | Yes | $25,000 bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and subject to the limit for one person, $50,000 bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and $20,000 injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident. | NA | Minimum requirements of 61-6-103 of the Montana Code Annotated. |
| Passenger insurance | Yes | For vehicles with a GVW of 10,000 pounds or less, $300,000 combined single limit and $10,000 cargo insurance. For vehicles with a GVW of more than 10,000 pounds, $750,000 combined single limit and $10,000 cargo insurance. | Form MC-1649A and MC 2491, or Form E and H. | NA |
| Hazardous material insurance | Yes | $25,000 bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and subject to the limit for one person, $50,000 bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and $20,000 injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident. | NA | Minimum requirements of 61-6-103 of the Montana Code Annotated. |
['Operating Authority']
['For-Hire Carrier Authority']
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