(1) Companies operating a contract crew transportation vehicle must meet the following minimum insurance requirements:
- (a) Five million dollars combined single limit coverage for bodily injury and property damage liability coverage.
- (b) One million dollars uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.
(2) Insurance policies must:
- (a) Be written by an insurance company authorized to write insurance in the state of Washington.
- (b) Include the Uniform Motor Carrier Bodily Injury and Property Liability Endorsement (Form F).
(3) A company must file and maintain a Uniform Motor Carrier Bodily Injury Property Damage Certificate of Insurance (Form E). Form E is a standard motor carrier insurance form recognized by the insurance industry and is filed with the commission by an insurance company.
- (a) The Form E must be issued in the company name exactly as it appears on the company's permit.
- (b) The Form E must remain in effect until canceled by a Notice of Cancellation (Form K). The Form K must be filed with the commission by the insurance company not less than thirty days before the cancellation effective date.
- (c) The commission will accept an insurance certificate or binder for up to sixty days pending receipt of the Form E.
- (d) A company may file a Uniform Motor Carrier Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability Surety Bond (Form G) in place of a Form E.
- (4) If a company's insurance filing is canceled and a new filing is not received prior to the cancellation date, the commission may dismiss a company's application for a permit or cancel an existing permit.
(5) If a contract crew transportation company hires a driver to drive a vehicle owned by the contract crew transportation company to transport a railroad crew, the insurance requirements outlined in subsection (1) of this section, apply.
- (a) The insurance requirements may be met by either the contract crew transportation company, the third party, or the railroad company.
- (b) It is the responsibility of the contract crew transportation company to obtain and retain proof of insurance coverage for the third-party driver.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040, 81.04.160, and 81.61.050. WSR 18-10-001 (Docket TR-170780, General Order R-591), § 480-62-284, filed 4/18/18, effective 5/19/18.]