State ex rel. Conner v. Public Service Commission

BERREY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cole County affirming the orders of the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) denying appellant’s application to operate over irregular routes as a common carrier in vehicles licensed for a gross weight of 9,000 pounds or less. Judgment affirmed.

Richard L. Conner, d/b/a Conner’s Express, a sole proprietorship in Lebanon, Missouri, runs a “pony express carrier” which transports general commodities in statutorily exempt vehicles under § 390.-030, RSMo 1978 that are licensed for a gross weight of 6,000 pounds or less. On…