Whats needed to be an irregular route passenger carrier?
Intrastate passenger carriers need a Class 1R Permit, issued by the Oregon DOT in order to provide a for-hire service carrying passengers in irregular route operations — charter or special operations — sightseeing tour operations, and/or seasonal regular route operations. The passenger service cannot be regular route, full-service scheduled in nature. That would require a Class 1P Certificate of Authority (Regular route scheduled means the transportation of persons between designated points over designated routes under time schedules that provide a regularity of services. Full-service means service that is offered during any part of more than 10 consecutive months in any 12-month period.) Application for Oregon Intrastate Permit to Transport Persons (Except in Regular Route Full-Service Scheduled Transportation) Certain for-hire passenger operations are partially or totally exempt from regulation by the Oregon Department of Transportation, including limousine service on an irregular
