T-N-T Taxi, Ltd. v. New Mexico Public Regulation Commission

OPINION

CHÁVEZ, Justice.

{1} Socorro Taxi Inc., d/b/a American Transportation, (“American”) is an intrastate motor carrier of persons in New Mexico. In July 2004, American filed an application with the Public Regulation Commission (“PRC”) for a permit to provide non-emergency medical transport services throughout New Mexico under a contract with the New Mexico Human Services Department. Before the permit could be granted, the PRC, among other things, had to consider “whether granting the permit would endanger or impair the operations of motor carriers protesting the application for a permit to…