Section 3Sec./Art. 3

Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:

(a) Closed van refers to a large motor vehicle, usually with an enclosed cargo space, designed to carry goods for commercial purposes, or engaged in services of transporting personal effects;

(b) Covered vehicle refers to any closed van, hauler or cargo trailer, PUV, shuttle service, or tanker truck as defined under this section and such other vehicles as may hereinafter be determined and included by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) for the purpose of applying the provisions of this Act; excluding taxicabs, and public utility jeepneys (PUJs), without prejudice to the review by the DOTC after one (1) year on the necessity of their inclusion in the coverage of this Act;

(c) Hauler or Cargo trailer refers to a motor vehicle designed for transporting heavy or oversized loads or cargoes;

(d) Public utility vehicle (PUV) refers to a motor vehicle considered as a public transport conveyance or common carrier duly registered with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and granted a franchise by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB);

(e) Shuttle service refers to any motor vehicle provided by government or private company or establishment to transport its employees to and from the work premises or clients between designated origin and destination and carrying not less than four (4) passengers;

(f) Speed limiter refers to a device used to limit the top speed of a vehicle through the employment of mechanical, electronic or communications system or the combination of these systems or similar devices capable of performing the same function;

(g) Tampering refers to an act of recalibrating, reprogramming, resetting or reconfiguring a speed limiter installed in any covered vehicle and already sealed by the LTO or LTFRB after due inspection in such a way as to circumvent its functions or the purposes for which it is intended. The act of calibrating, reprogramming, resetting or reconfiguring a speed limiter installed in any covered vehicle without the supervision of the LTO or LTFRB as required under Section 5 of this Act shall be considered tampering; and

(h) Tanker truck refers to a motor vehicle designed for transporting or carrying gas, oil or liquid, flammable, combustible, corrosive or hazardous materials or substances in bulk.