# 43 Tex. Admin. Code § 218.1: 43 TAC § 218.1. Purpose

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## Section

- **Citation:** 43 Tex. Admin. Code § 218.1
- **Heading:** 43 TAC § 218.1. Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 43 TRANSPORTATION / Part 10 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES / Chapter 218 MOTOR CARRIERS / 43 TAC § 218.1

## Text

Transportation Code, Chapters 643, 645, 646, and 648 require
 the department to regulate motor carriers, leasing businesses, and
 motor transportation brokers in order to protect the welfare of the
 public and ensure fair treatment of consumers by household goods carriers.
 The sections under this chapter prescribe the policies and procedures
 for the regulation of motor carriers, leasing businesses, and transportation
 brokers by providing for insurance limits, the issuance of motor carrier
 credentials, the filing of performance bonds for transportation brokers,
 audit and record keeping functions, and enforcement.

## Nearby sections

- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 218.1 43 TAC § 218.1. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C218_S218_1.md)
- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 218.2 43 TAC § 218.2. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C218_S218_2.md)

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