State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Southern Coach Co.

BALEY, Judge.

Bus companies and other motor carriers in North Carolina are regulated by G.S. 62-259 to -279. G.S. 62-262 (a) provides that no company shall provide bus service over any route until the Utilities Commission has granted it a certificate authorizing it to use that route. Under G.S. 62-262 (e) (1), before a certificate may be issued, the applicant must satisfy the Commission that “public convenience and necessity require the proposed service in addition to existing authorized transportation service . . . . ” See generally Utilities Comm. v. Coach Co. and Utilities Comm. v.…