175 - Issuance of permanent permit.

§ 175. Issuance  of permanent permit. 1. A permanent permit to operate  as a contract carrier of property may be issued by the  commissioner  to  an  applicant with or without hearing, but upon notice to all interested  parties authorizing  such  applicant  to  provide  transportation  as  a  contract  carrier of property. Applications for a permanent permit shall  be accompanied by a filing fee as  prescribed  in  section  one  hundred  forty-four of this chapter. The application for a permanent permit shall  be granted if the commissioner finds that:    (a)   the   applicant   is  fit,  willing  and  able  to  provide  the  transportation to be authorized and to comply with this chapter and  the  regulations of the commissioner; and    (b)  the  proposed service to the extent authorized will be consistent  with the public interest and the policy declared in section one  hundred  thirty-seven of this chapter.    2. No permit issued under this article shall confer any proprietary or  property rights in the use of the highways.