PUC Annual Report–Fiscal Year 2004-05 - Public Utilities Commission

Public Utilities Commission Annual Report 2004-05State of Hawaii Page 25By law, certain transportation services, including, without limitation, taxis, school and citybuses, ambulance services, refuse haulers, farming vehicles, and persons transporting personalproperty, are exempt from Commission regulation.Many of the State’s motor carriers are members of either the Western Motor TariffBureau, Inc. (“WMTB”) or the Hawaii State Certified Common Carriers Association (“HSCCCA”).WMTB and HSCCCA are nonprofit organizations engaged in the research, development, andpublication of motor carrier tariffs. The two organizations represent their members in ratemakingproceedings before the Commission.In accordance with its statutory requirements, the Commission performs the followingfunctions in the regulation of motor carriers: (1) certification and licensing; (2) ratemaking; and(3) business regulation. During the Fiscal Year, the Commission issued many new certificatesand licenses, reviewed requested rate increases, and extended the zone of reasonableness pilotprogram for motor carriers.a. COMMISSION APPROVES NEW MOTOR CARRIERCERTIFICATIONS.The Commission regulates 531 passenger carriers and 384 property carriers in the State.During the Fiscal Year, new certificates or permits were issued to 98 motor carriers—61 passenger carriers and 37 property carriers.In this Fiscal Year, the number of authorized property carriers increased slightly over theprevious fiscal year, as shown in Figure 4.Figure 4Regulated Motor Carriers600500Number of Motor Carriers40030020010002002-03 2003-04 2004-05Property Carriers 385 375 384Passenger Carriers 530 533 531FY