Georgia Trucking Laws and Regulations
Intrastate motor carriers are regulated by the Motor Vehicle Compliance Division of the Department of Public Safety.
Some of the significant state laws affecting suits against motor carriers are:
Transportation Rules of Georgia Department of Public Safety
Rule 4-1-1.1
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations are also minimum standard for intrastate motor carriers in Georgia.
O.C.G.A § 46-7-12
Georgia statute provides option of filing suit directly against insurers of motor carriers.
Jackson et al v. Sluder
(Ga. App., 2002). A motor carrier's insurer may be sued under the direct action statute in any county where the company has an agent or place of doing business, any county where such agent or place of doing business was located at the time the cause of action accrued or the contract was made, out of which the cause of action arose.