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To operate a Commercial Bus Intrastate Service, you must apply for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. There are different requirements for different carrier services.
The three passenger carrier service offered in New Jersey are:

• Intrastate Regular Route Operations

Carrying passengers on regular schedule between predetermined fixed points in New Jersey

• Casino Bus Operations

Carrying passengers to and from Atlantic City from locations within New Jersey

• Special Bus Operations

Carrying passengers without a set schedule to or from a location and charging a fare that may or may not include special discounts or premiums

Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) Instructions
Application Petition for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)

Mail your completed application to:

Motor Vehicle Commission
Passenger Carrier Service Request
P.O. Box 680
225 East State Street
Trenton, NJ 08666-0170

To operate a Commercial Bus Interstate Service, you must be registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).   Interstate means traveling from one to another to conduct business. More information about obtaining a bus registration from FMCSA is available at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/
If you are not sure in what category the type of service you intend to operate will fall, or if you intend to operate an ambulance, hotel bus, jitney (within up to four contiguous municipalities in a shore county), commuter van, para-transit, limousine, taxicab,  or mobility assistance vehicle please review the information below.

Passenger Vehicle Transportation (PVT) and You

Over the years, the means of providing passenger transportation has evolved from the traditional commercial bus, taxicab and limousine services to include the non-traditional transportation provided by nursing homes, adult care centers, retirement villages, medical liveries, recreational (outfitters) transports, hotel buses and other transport services.
“Passenger Vehicle Transportation" means vehicles regardless of fuel type, plated as taxicab, limousine, jitney, Omnibus 2, hotel bus, para-transit vehicle, mobile assistance vehicle, or ambulance, except those vehicles inspected by the Commission's Inspection Services Bus Unit.
As part of the "PVT and You" program:

• Vehicles will be required to be brought annually to a State Inspection Facility or an MVC licensed Private Inspection Facility to:
• Be inspected for the applicable emission test
• Be examined for mechanical defects
• Meet all applicable Federal Motor Carriers Safety Standards
• Vehicles that currently qualify for “no fee” registration will continue to receive “no fee” registration; however, their plates will designate their “use” rather than “no fee” (NF).

In order to initially register or renew the registration of a PVT vehicle, you must submit all of the following documentation to any NJ Motor Vehicle Agency:

• Required documentation for the vehicle being registered (see below for details).
• A completed MVC vehicle registration form.   
• Vehicle registration.