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Employee Hauler Carrier

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    • Common Carrier - Irregular Routes
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    • Household Goods Carrier
    • Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Carrier
    • Non-Profit/Tax Exempt Passenger Carrier
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    • Intrastate Operating Authority - Exempt Operations
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Type of Operation

Employee Hauler Carrier

Description

A person who transports employees of a business to and from their place of work.

Authority Document

Permit

Operating Requirements

  • This permit authorizes your operations only in Virginia.
  • You are limited to transporting only the employees of the businesses listed on the permit to and from their place of employment.
  • Before you can transport the employees of any business NOT listed on the permit, you must apply for and receive an amended permit from the Virginia DMV.
  • You can only transport the employees from a predetermined location (home, bus stop, park & ride, etc.) to their place of business and from their place of business back to the pick-up location.
  • You cannot transport the employees from one work location to another.

Tariff and Time Schedule Requirements

None

Insurance Requirements

Bodily Injury and Property Damage:

  • $350,000 - 1 to 6 passengers (including driver)
  • $1,5000,000 - 7 to 15 passengers (including driver)
  • $5,000,000 - 16 or more passengers (including driver)

Bond Requirements

None

Registration and License Plates Requirements

See Registration and License Plate Requirements.

License Plates: For-Hire license plates

Vehicle Registration: Must be registered as "for-hire"

Operating Authority Registration:

  • IRP Vehicles - Obtain operating authority decals as proof of operating authority registration
  • All Other Vehicles - The operating authority information will be displayed on the vehicle registration card when the for-hire license plates are issued

Fees

$50 filing fee  
$3 Operating Authority Registration fee per vehicle  
$3 for a duplicate permit

Miscellaneous Requirements:

Address Change - You must report any new address to DMV's Motor Carriers Services within 30 days.

Discontinuing Service - If you go out of business or stop providing the service authorized, you must notify DMV in writing within 30 days.

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