OTA Dispatch Issue 2 2018

8 Oregon Trucking Associations, Inc. Oregon Truck Dispatch B ack before interstate trucking was deregulated by federal legislation many states issued little authority stickers (bingo stamps) which were evidence of authority for a truck to operate in a state. The stickers were placed on Form D Cab Cards that were carried by large commercial trucks delivering goods across state lines. Motor carriers bought the stickers, and this was a revenue source for participating states that went to pay for existing state programs. To the right is a picture of what the cab card used to look like. When Congress deregulated interstate commerce, states lost the ability to sell these stickers and they lost a revenue source. The loss of this revenue source threatened existing state programs that were financed by these revenue proceeds. Shortly thereafter, states that used to collect the bingo stamp fees got together and created the SSRS system initially as a means of finding replacement revenue but also to provide for one-stop filing of insurance information. Congress limited membership in the SSRS program to those states that issued bingo stamps or registration numbers on January 1, 1991. Congress decreed, “Only a state which, as of January 1, 1991, charged or collected a fee for a vehicle identification stamp or number under part 1023 of title 49, CFR, shall be eligible to participate as a registration State under this subsection or to receive any fee revenue under this subsection.” Former 49 USC 11506(c)(2) (D) codifying Sect. 4005 of Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Pub.L. 102-240, 12/18/1991, 105 Stat. 1914 With all of that preceding history in mind, Oregon did not originally charge a fee for bingo stamps and therefore did not initially engage in SSRS for that reason. Oregon had no need to seek replacement revenue. Later, Oregon continued to choose to not participate in SSRS because Oregon had some unique statutory requirements (ORS 825.160) for filing of insurance in Oregon. With the passage of SAFETEA-LU and the creation of UCRA, Oregon had to change what it had traditionally done. The legislation did not require Oregon to join UCRA. Oregon had required What is the An example of a Form D Cab Card. Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) System? By Gregg Dal Ponte, Director of Regulatory Compliance