What are private motor carriers of passengers [PMCPs]?
Private motor carriers of passengers [PMCPs] are categorized as either business or non-business. Business PMCPs provide private, intrastate/interstate transportation of passengers in the furtherance of a commercial purpose. For example, buses and coaches used to provide transportation for their own employees, and professional musicians who use buses and coaches for concert tours. Commercial businesses that provide passenger transportation to the general public, as for-hire carriers are not business PMCPs and are required to comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations in their entirety. Non-business PMCPs provide private, intrastate/interstate transportation of passengers not in the furtherance of a commercial purpose. Examples are buses and coaches used by churches, scout groups, and other charitable organizations. Non-business PMCPs that provide charter passenger transportation to the general public, with the intent to make a profit are not non-business PMCPs and are cons
