N.Y. Transportation Law § 194: Agents

§ 194. Agents. 1. Each motor carrier providing transportation of

household goods subject to this article, and any agent or agents

employed or utilized by it, shall be jointly and severally liable for

any act or omission or for any violation of this chapter or any order or

regulation of the commissioner in connection with household goods

transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner.

2. It shall be unlawful for any motor carrier providing transportation

of household goods to employ any person or motor carrier as an agent who

or which is not the lawful holder of an effective probationary or

permanent certificate to operate as a common carrier of household goods

under this article.

3. The provisions of section three hundred forty of the general

business law shall not apply to discussions or agreements between a

motor carrier providing transportation of household goods subject to the

jurisdiction of the commissioner under this chapter and its agents

related solely to:

(a) rates for the transportation of household goods under the

authority of the principal carrier;

(b) accessorial, terminal, storage, or other charges for services

incidental to the transportation of household goods transported under

the authority of the principal carrier;

(c) allowances relating to the transportation of household goods under

the authority of the principal carrier; and

(d) ownership of a motor carrier providing transportation of household

goods subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner under this chapter

by an agent, or membership on the board of directors of any such motor

carrier by an agent.