Tex.
Transp. Code Section 643.054
Department Approval and Denial; Issuance of Certificate
(a)
The department shall register a motor carrier under this subchapter if the carrier complies with Sections 643.052 (Application) and 643.053 (Filing of Application).(a-1)
The department may deny a registration if the applicant has had a registration revoked under Section 643.252 (Administrative Sanctions).(a-2)
The department may deny a registration if the applicant is owned, operated, managed, or otherwise controlled by or affiliated with a person, including a family member, corporate officer, entity, or shareholder, that the Department of Public Safety has determined has:(1)
an unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 C.F.R. Part 385; or(2)
multiple violations of Chapter 644 (Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Standards), a rule adopted under that chapter, or Subtitle C.(a-3)
The department may deny a registration if the applicant is owned, operated, managed, or otherwise controlled by or affiliated with a person, including a family member, corporate officer, entity, or shareholder, that:(1)
owned, operated, managed, or otherwise controlled a motor carrier that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has placed out of service for unacceptable safety compliance; or(2)
has unpaid administrative penalties assessed under this chapter or Subtitle E.(b)
The department shall issue a certificate containing a single registration number to a motor carrier, regardless of the number of vehicles requiring registration the carrier operates.(c)
To avoid multiple registrations of a single motor carrier, the department shall adopt simplified procedures for the registration of motor carriers transporting household goods as agents for carriers required to register under this chapter.
Source:
Section 643.054 — Department Approval and Denial; Issuance of Certificate, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.643.htm#643.054 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
