49 USC § 13505 - Transportation furthering a primary business

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title: "49 USC § 13505 - Transportation furthering a primary business"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "13505"
section_name: "Transportation furthering a primary business"
chapter_number: 135
chapter_name: "JURISDICTION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 861.)"
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# § 13505. Transportation furthering a primary business

**(a)** **In General.—** Neither the Secretary nor the Board has jurisdiction under this part over the transportation of property by motor vehicle when—

**(1)** the property is transported by a person engaged in a business other than transportation; and

**(2)** the transportation is within the scope of, and furthers a primary business (other than transportation) of the person.

**(b)** **Corporate Families.—**

**(1)** **In general.—** Neither the Secretary nor the Board has jurisdiction under this part over transportation of property by motor vehicle for compensation provided by a person who is a member of a corporate family for other members of such corporate family.

**(2)** **Definition.—** In this section, “corporate family” means a group of corporations consisting of a parent corporation and all subsidiaries in which the parent corporation owns directly or indirectly a 100 percent interest.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 861.)

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