Transfer of
Authority of Household Goods, Private Carriers, Vessels for Hire, Commercial
Air Operators
Effective July 1, 2018, the CPUC will no longer regulate Household Goods, Private Carriers, Vessels for Hire, and Commercial Air Operators will be transferred to other state and local agencies. This change was enacted by Senate Bill No. 19 and was approved by the Governor on October 02, 2017. Click here for contact information regarding the new agencies that will be regulating each authority.
Alert on Scams
The CPUC is aware that active carriers and new applicants
for a permit or certificate from the CPUC are being contacted by unknown people
outside the CPUC. The call looks like it is coming from a CPUC phone
number and the caller claims to be a CPUC employee. The caller states
that additional money ($100-$2,000) must be paid by wire transfer, over the
phone with a credit or debit card, or with iTunes gift cards, or the
application (or current permit or certificate) will be suspended or denied.
This is a scam! The CPUC does not place telephone
calls to solicit extra funds to complete new applications or renewals, or to
demand additional quarterly or annual fees. If you get a phone call from
someone claiming to be from the CPUC, do not, under any circumstances, provide
any information over the phone to the caller. You may contact the CPUC
License Section at licensing@cpuc.ca.gov to verify the legitimate issue
outstanding. You may also report the
call, any information provided by the caller, and your observations to law
enforcement. For more information, refer
to the “Telephone Scam Alert Notification” post.