Transportation - RequiredTariffs
The Commission’s Rules Regulating Transportation by Motor Vehicle, 4 CCR 723-6, (6207) require that each regulated intrastate carrier, which includes all common and contract carriers, shall keep approved tariffs on file with the Commission, at all times.
A tariff is a publication that clearly reveals:(a) the rates and charges to be assessed for all transportation services, and
(b) all rules and conditions relating to rates or service.PUC rules further require that a regulated intrastate carrier shall not operate in conflict with its approved tariff. Thus, a regulated intrastate carrier may only charge the rates and fares named in its tariffs on file with the Commission.
Every tariff filing must be accompanied with a corresponding advice letter. The tariff and advice letter need to be consistent with the form that is available from the Commission (see examples below). The Commission may reject any proposed tariff that is not submitted in the required format.
The advice letter and tariff shall be filed in a new proceeding and receive a new docket number. All tariffs must be noticed to the Commission and/or the public before they can go into effect. A regulated intrastate carrier may not operate according to a new and/or amended tariff until after the notice period expires. Unless an order from the Commission specifies another time period, a regulated intrastate carrier filing a tariff for a new authority or an extended authority shall do so on no less than:
(a) five days notice for emergency temporary authority,
(b) ten days notice for temporary authority; and,
(c) fifteen days notice for permanent authority.A regulated intrastate carrier proposing a tariff amendment shall do so on no less than thirty days notice. When calculating the proposed effective date of the new and/or amended tariff, the date the tariff is received at the Commission is not counted and the entire notice period must expire prior to the effective date.
Please Note: If you are not using the available electronic filing system to file an advice letter and tariff, multiple copies are required (see below).NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED
| Filing of a new tariff or Carrier initiated filing | Pursuant to Rule: |
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| Advice Letter | Original plus ten | 1210(a)(III)(A) |
| Tariff | Original plus three | 1210(a)(III)(A) |
| Supporting Documents | Original plus three | 1210(a)(III)(A) |
| Filing of a tariff pursuant to a Commission Decision (other than a new tariff) |
Pursuant to Rule: |
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| Advice Letter | Original plus three | 1210(a)(III)(B) |
| Tariff | Original plus three | 1210(a)(III)(B) |
| Supporting Documents | Original plus three | - |
SAMPLES AND TEMPLATES
| Forms and Templates | File |
| Sample of Common Carrier Tariff | |
| Sample of Contract Carrier Tariff version 1 | |
| Sample of Contract Carrier Tariff version 2 | |
| Tariff Template | |
| Sample of Advice Letter (Original) | |
| Sample of Advice Letter (Changes) |
***NOTE: the samples are provided to you as a courtesy. Your tariff must reflect your rules, regulations and rates. (In the sample, the blue text is used to give instructions, if applicable. The red text should be replaced with the proper information from the Decision and your rules regulations and rates.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
| Transportation Tariff and Time Schedule Rules | Applicable Rule |
| Practice and Procedures - Tariff | |
| Transportation – Tariff | |
| Transportation – Time Schedule | |
| Transportation – Contract Carrier |
Please contact Gary Gramlick at 303-894-2870 with questions.
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