                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 58.1-2700)

Whenever used in this chapter, the term:

&#8220;Carrier&#8221; means a person who operates or causes to be operated a
commercial highway vehicle on any highway in the Commonwealth.

&#8220;Department&#8221; means the Department of Motor Vehicles, acting through
its officers and agents.

&#8220;Identification marker&#8221; means a decal issued by the Department to
show that a vehicle operated by a carrier is properly registered with the
Department for the payment of the road tax.

&#8220;IFTA&#8221; means the International Fuel Tax Agreement, as entered into
by the Department, and as amended by the International Fuel Tax Association,
Inc.

&#8220;Licensee&#8221; means a carrier who holds an uncancelled IFTA license
issued by the Commonwealth.

&#8220;Motor carrier&#8221; means every person, firm or corporation who owns or
operates or causes to be operated on any highway in this Commonwealth any
qualified highway vehicle.

&#8220;Operations&#8221; means the physical activities of all such vehicles,
whether loaded or empty, whether for compensation or not for compensation, and
whether owned by or leased to the motor carrier who operates them or causes them
to be operated.

&#8220;Qualified highway vehicle&#8221; means a highway vehicle used, designed,
or maintained for transportation of persons or property that (i) has two axles
and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding 26,000
pounds or 11,797 kilograms, (ii) has three or more axles regardless of weight,
or (iii) is used in combination, when the weight of such combination exceeds
26,000 pounds or 11,797 kilograms gross vehicle or registered gross vehicle
weight. &#8220;Qualified highway vehicle&#8221; does not include recreational
vehicles.

&#8220;Tractor truck&#8221; means every motor vehicle designed and used
primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load
other than a part of the load and weight of the vehicle attached thereto.

&#8220;Truck&#8221; means every motor vehicle designed to transport property on
its own structure independent of any other vehicle and having a registered gross
weight in excess of 7,500 pounds.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 58-627; 1954, c. 341; 1956, c. 475; 1970, c. 32; 1978, c.
62; 1980, c. 649; 1982, c. 671; 1984, c. 675; 1995, cc. 744, 803; 1996, c. 575;
1997, c. 283.