§ 175. Issuance of permanent permit. 1. A permanent permit to operate
as a contract carrier of property may be issued by the commissioner to
an applicant with or without hearing, but upon notice to all interested
parties authorizing such applicant to provide transportation as a
contract carrier of property. The application for a permanent permit
shall be granted if the commissioner finds that:

(a) the applicant is fit, willing and able to provide the
transportation to be authorized and to comply with this chapter and the
regulations of the commissioner; and

(b) the proposed service to the extent authorized will be consistent
with the public interest and the policy declared in section one hundred
thirty-seven of this chapter.

2. No permit issued under this article shall confer any proprietary or
property rights in the use of the highways.