OAR 735-042-0060: Allocated Fleets — Light Trailers

(1) An allocated fleet of trailers operated for hire may be registered as provided in this rule. To qualify for registration under this rule: (a) The owner of the fleet shall have an agreement with the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division of the Department of Transportation (DMV) as provided in OAR 735-042-0050; (b) A trailer shall be part of a fleet of two or more trailers operated for hire in this state and other jurisdictions by an individual, association or group of owners; and (c) The trailers in the fleet shall be identifiable (e.g., through markings or lettering on the trailer) as being operated as a fleet. (2) None of the trailers in the fleet may be operated on the highways of this state with a loaded weight of more than 8,000 pounds, whether or not a particular trailer of the fleet is registered under this rule. (3) Trailers registered as a fleet under this rule may be registered under annual registration as provided in ORS 803.415, or under five-year registration as provided in this rule. As used in this rule, “five-year registration” refers to for-hire trailer registration which is valid for a maximum of five years. (4) Trailers registered under annual registration shall be issued registration indicia (a registration card and a registration plate) reflecting an annual expiration date of December 31st of each year. Trailers initially registered after December 10 shall have an expiration of December 31st of the following year. (5) All five-year registrations shall expire December 31, 1995, and at five-year intervals thereafter. The expiration of a trailer registered under five-year registration shall be on December 31 in the next expiration year. For example, a trailer registered under five-year registration on August 15, 1993, shall expire December 31, 1995, and a trailer registered in 1996 shall expire December 31, 2000. (6) Trailers registered under five-year registration shall be issued registration indicia reflecting an expiration date of December 31 of the next five-year expiration year. (7) The fee for five-year registration shall be the fee for annual registration of for-hire trailers as provide in ORS 803.420 multiplied by the number of calendar years or portion thereof remaining in the five-year registration period in which the trailer is registered. The fee for five-year registration shall be paid upon initial registration, except as provided in section (8) of this rule for payment on an annual basis. No registration fees for trailers registered under this rule shall be prorated or otherwise reduced due to any trailer being registered for less than a full registration period. If paid on an annual basis, the annual fee for five-year registration shall be the same as the annual fee as provided in ORS 803.420 for trailers operated for-hire. (8) To qualify for five-year registration on an annual fee basis, the owner of the fleet shall enter into a written agreement with DMV, in which the owner agrees to: (a) Pay the annual fee for the first year of registration in advance; (b) Comply with the security requirements under section (9) of this rule; (c) Pay, by December 31 of each year, the annual registration fee for the next year of five-year registration; and (d) Return to DMV any unexpired registration indicia issued for any trailer withdrawn from the fleet or for which registration fees are otherwise not paid. (9) The owner of trailers registered under five-year registration on an annual fee basis shall, upon application for five-year registration, file with DMV sufficient security to ensure that the remaining annual registration fees for every trailer issued five-year registration shall be paid. (10) The security filing under section (9) of this rule shall be: (a) An irrevocable letter of credit through the end of the current five-year registration period, ensuring that sufficient funds are on deposit to pay the balance of the registration fees for all of the trailers so registered; or (b) A surety bond in an amount sufficient to pay the balance of registration fees for all trailers so registered. (11) DMV shall cancel the registration of any trailers registered under five-year registration on an annual fee basis if the owner fails to pay the registration fee as provided in subsection (8)(c) of this rule. Such cancellation may include withdrawal of registration reciprocity for vehicles of the fleet registered in other jurisdictions.