Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-15-107 (2026)
Interstate permits
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) It is unlawful for any motor carrier, contract hauler, or exempt for-hire motor carrier to use any of the public highways of this state for the transportation of persons or property, or both, in interstate or intrastate commerce, without first having received a permit from the department or from any state designated as the base jurisdiction state for that carrier pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 11506 [omitted] as amended by § 4005 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Violators are subject to penalty pursuant to § 65-15-113.
- (b) Such interstate permits, when issued, shall be subject to such rules and regulations as the department may thereafter legally prescribe.
Acts 1933, ch. 119, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 5501.5; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 69, § 1; Acts 1959, ch. 317, § 1; 1977, ch. 425, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1507; Acts 1993, ch. 327, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 305, §§ 30, 31; 1999, ch. 97, §§ 6 - 8.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1984–1994 · leading case: Jackson Express, Inc. v. Tennessee Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 679 S.W.2d 942 (Tenn. 1984).
Jackson Express, Inc. v. Tennessee Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 679 S.W.2d 942 (Tenn. 1984). “T.C.A. § 65-15-107 (1982). A hearing must be held, with notice going to every common carrier already operating, or who has applied to operate on the territory sought to be covered by the applicant.”
Fed. Express Corp. v. Tennessee Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 693 F. Supp. 598 (M.D. Tenn. 1988). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 65-15-107. The TPSC has the power under Tennessee law to regulate motor carriers by approving rates, fares, charges, classifications, schedules, services, and modes of operation.”
Serv. Transp., Inc. v. Bissell, 698 S.W.2d 347 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985). “While Tenn.Code Ann. § 65-15-107(a) governs the issuance of original certificates of convenience and necessity, upon the filing of a petition to transfer existing certificates under Tenn.”
Sec'y of the Army ex rel. Dep't of Def. v. Tennessee Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 807 S.W.2d 282 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991). “In determining whether a certificate should issue, T.C.A. § 65-15-107 requires the Commission to consider: (a) The transportation service being furnished by any motor carrier on the route or in the territory in which the applicant proposes to operate; (b) the service to be…”
Maunula v. Westran, Inc., 845 F. Supp. 512 (M.D. Tenn. 1994). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 65-15-106 (1993). In order to conduct business on the Mghways of Tennessee, a motor carrier is required to obtain a permit from the public service commission.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-15-107(a) — 1 case
Serv. Transp., Inc. v. Bissell, 698 S.W.2d 347 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985). “While Tenn.Code Ann. § 65-15-107(a) governs the issuance of original certificates of convenience and necessity, upon the filing of a petition to transfer existing certificates under Tenn.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-15-107(d) — 1 case
Serv. Transp., Inc. v. Bissell, 698 S.W.2d 347 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985). “While Tenn.Code Ann. § 65-15-107(a) governs the issuance of original certificates of convenience and necessity, upon the filing of a petition to transfer existing certificates under Tenn.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-15-107(e) — 1 case
Sec'y of the Army ex rel. Dep't of Def. v. Tennessee Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 807 S.W.2d 282 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991). “In determining whether a certificate should issue, T.C.A. § 65-15-107 requires the Commission to consider: (a) The transportation service being furnished by any motor carrier on the route or in the territory in which the applicant proposes to operate; (b) the service to be…”
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