Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property
Chapter 23 - TARIFFS FOR COMMON CARRIERS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 23.1 - Definitions and applicability

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Common carrier or carrier-A person or corporation holding out, offering or undertaking, directly or indirectly, service for compensation to the public for the transportation of passengers or household goods in use, or both, or any class of passengers or household goods in use, between points within this Commonwealth by, through, over, above or under land, water or air, including forwarders, but not motor common carriers of property, group and party carriers of more than 15 passengers, contract carriers, brokers or any bona fide cooperative association transporting property exclusively for the members of the association on a nonprofit basis.

Contract carrier-A person or corporation who or which provides or furnishes transportation of passengers or household goods in use, or both, or any class of passengers or household goods in use, between points within this Commonwealth by motor vehicle for compensation, whether or not the owner or operator of the motor vehicle, or who or which provides or furnishes, with or without drivers, any motor vehicle for the transportation, or for use in transportation, other than as a common carrier by motor vehicle, but not including any of the following:

Operating ratio-The operating ratio at present rates shall be calculated as a ratio of intrastate operating expenses to intrastate operating revenues, where the numerator includes operations and maintenance expense, annual depreciation, applicable taxes, and the denominator consists of the utility's intrastate operating revenues at present rates, including all surcharges.

Rate-An individual or joint fare, toll, charge, rental or other compensation of a public utility, other than a motor common carrier of property in its transportation of property, or contract carrier by motor vehicle, made, demanded or received for jurisdictional service, offered, rendered or furnished by the public utility, other than a motor carrier of property in its transportation of property, or contract carrier by motor vehicle, whether in currency, legal tender or evidence thereof, in kind, in services or in another medium or manner, and whether received directly or indirectly, and rules, regulations, practices, classifications or contracts affecting the compensation, charge, fare, toll or rental.

Tariff-Schedules of rates, rules, regulations, practices or contracts involving any rate, including contracts for interchange of service and, in the case of a common carrier, other than a common carrier of property in the transportation of property, schedules showing the method of distribution of the facilities of the common carrier.

(b) Applicability. This chapter applies to motor carriers except common carriers of property and group and party carriers of more than 15 passengers.