The CARRIER NAME SOURCE is the source of the name of the responsible motor carrier.
Motor carrier means:
- an entity (company, individual, etc.) engaged in the transportation of goods or passengers for compensation; or
- an entity (company, individual, etc.) that transports its own cargo, usually as a part of a business that produces, uses, sells, and/or buys the cargo that is being hauled; or
- a private individual renting a personal rental vehicle over 10,000 lbs.
00 - None use this option when a carrier name is not available from the vehicle, the driver, or the shipping papers.
01 - Driver/Vehicle
02 - Log Book
03 - Shipping Papers
04 - Trip Manifest
97 - Not Applicable should ONLY be used when this motor vehicle is NOT a:
- commercial motor vehicle (see definition for commercial motor vehicle here),
- government vehicle, or
- personal rental vehicle over 10,000 lbs. operated by a private individual.