OAR 735-042-0000: Eligibility for Fleet Registration

(1) Fleet registration is as provided in ORS 805.120. (2) As used in OAR 735-042-0000 through 735-042-0040, “fleet operator” means the person, or their designee, who applies for fleet registration. (3) To be eligible for and to continue to operate vehicles under fleet registration, the following requirements must be met and maintained: (a) The fleet must consist of at least 50 eligible vehicles; (b) The vehicles must be titled either in the name of the same registered owner or in the name of a subsidiary company of a single parent company; and (c) The vehicles must be housed and dispatched from a location in Oregon and must be primarily operated on an intrastate basis within Oregon. (4) Vehicles eligible for fleet registration include: (a) Vehicles commonly known as light trailers, passenger vehicles and light trucks (such as pickups and vans) having a loaded weight of 8,000 pounds or less; (b) Motor trucks, truck tractors and other vehicles required to establish a registration weight under ORS 803.430, except farm-registered vehicles; (c) Commercial buses and like vehicles which would be commercial buses if used for compensation; and (d) Fixed load vehicles. (5) Vehicles with registration that restricts their use or allows special registration provisions are not eligible for fleet registration. For example, school buses or school activity vehicles are not eligible.