N.Y. Transportation Law § 175: Issuance of permanent permit

§ 175. Issuance of permanent permit. 1. A permanent permit to operate

as a contract carrier of property may be issued by the commissioner to

an applicant with or without hearing, but upon notice to all interested

parties authorizing such applicant to provide transportation as a

contract carrier of property. The application for a permanent permit

shall be granted if the commissioner finds that:

(a) the applicant is fit, willing and able to provide the

transportation to be authorized and to comply with this chapter and the

regulations of the commissioner; and

(b) the proposed service to the extent authorized will be consistent

with the public interest and the policy declared in section one hundred

thirty-seven of this chapter.

2. No permit issued under this article shall confer any proprietary or

property rights in the use of the highways.