§13501 — Title 49 Transportation | U.S. Code

§13501 General jurisdiction

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › Part PART B— - MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS › Chapter CHAPTER 135— - JURISDICTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION › § 13501

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Gives the Secretary and the Board authority over motor carrier transportation and the buying of that transportation when people or goods move by truck, bus, or similar vehicles. That authority covers travel across state lines, trips inside a state that go through another state, and trips involving U.S. territory or foreign places — but only for the part of the trip that happens inside the United States. It also applies when the travel is on land under exclusive U.S. control (a reservation) or on a public highway.

Title 49, §13501

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The Secretary and the Board have jurisdiction, as specified in this part, over transportation by motor carrier and the procurement of that transportation, to the extent that passengers, property, or both, are transported by motor carrier—

(1)between a place in—

(A)a State and a place in another State;

(B)a State and another place in the same State through another State;

(C)the United States and a place in a territory or possession of the United States to the extent the transportation is in the United States;

(D)the United States and another place in the United States through a foreign country to the extent the transportation is in the United States; or

(E)the United States and a place in a foreign country to the extent the transportation is in the United States; and

(2)in a reservation under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States or on a public highway.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 10521 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.