Charter and Excursion Buses

A 'charter party carrier of passengers' means every person (an individual, a corporation, association, joint stock association, and partnership, their lessees) engaged in the transportation of a group of persons, who under a single contract, have acquired the use of a motor bus to travel together as a group within the state of Washington.

An 'excursion service carrier of passengers' means every person (an individual, a corporation, association, joint stock association, and partnership, their lessees) engaged in the transportation of persons for compensation from points of origin to any other locations within the state of Washington and returning to that origin.

Companies We Regulate

• List of Current Charter and Excursion Companies
• List of All Transportation Companies

Insurance

• Intrastate Passenger Carrier Insurance Requirements
• Electronic Insurance Filing

Safety

• Preparing for a Compliance Review
• Drug and Alcohol Testing
• WA State Commercial Vehicle Guide
• Requesting a Carrier Safety Profile

Information for Companies

• USDOT Number Requirement 
• USDOT Biennial Update Info Card
• Motor Carrier Insurance Requirements - Fact Sheet
• Motor Carrier Overview - Fact Sheet
• Transportation Fact Sheet
• Rules Workshop handouts - UTC
• Rules Workshop handouts - Liquor and Cannabis Board

Forms

• Annual Report Forms
• Application Forms
• Expect an average permitting time of 10 days, if a complete application is submitted. If application is incomplete, expect an average of 36 days to process.
• Filled Out Charter/Excursion Application (Example)
• Application Form
• Application Form

• Charter-Excursion Reg Sheet to add vehicles
• Voluntary Cancellation Form 

For More Information

Licensing Services