§ 9.26. Certificate of special transportation.
(a) Requirement. If coal is not offered for sale and it is necessary to transport the coal over the public highway from the point of mining, stripping operation or culm bank to railroad cars, coke ovens, breakers, washery or other form of preparation plants, the operator of the vehicle transporting the coal shall possess a certificate of special transportation, containing the following information, written in ink or indelible pencil:
(1) The date and time on which the certificate was issued.
(2) The license number of the truck (if a truck is the transport vehicle).
(3) The name of the owner or lessor of the mine, stripping operation or culm bank.
(4) The destination of the transport vehicle.
(5) The purpose for which the coal is being transported: that is, coking, preparation for sale or preparation for transport in railroad cars.
(b) Issuance and surrender. The driver of each truck shall possess a new certificate of special transportation each day the driver hauls the coal described in subsection (a).
(1) The certificate of special transportation shall be issued to the driver at or before the driver starts out for that day’s deliveries.
(2) The certificate shall be issued by a responsible employe of the operator of the mine, stripping operation, culm bank from which the coal is to be transported, or by a responsible employe of the preparation plant to which the coal is to be delivered.
(3) The driver shall surrender the certificate of special transportation to a responsible person at the point of delivery of the last load of the day.
(4) The recipient of the certificate of special transportation shall retain the certificate for at least 90 days.
(c) Other requirements. Certificates of special transportation shall be consecutively numbered, made in duplicate and shall be furnished by and at the expense of the operator. The duplicate shall be retained at the point of issuance for 90 days.
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