49 U.S.C. § 13501 — General jurisdiction

The Secretary^* and the Board^* have jurisdiction, as specified in this part, over transportation^* by motor carrier^* and the procurement of that transportation, to the extent that a motor carrier^* transports passengers, property, or both—(1) between a place in—(A) a State^* and a place in another State; (B) a State and another place in the same State through another State; (C) the United States^* and a place in a territory or possession of the United States, to the extent the transportation is in the United States; (D) the United States and another place in the United States through a foreign country, to the extent the transportation is in the United States; or (E) the United States and a place in a foreign country, to the extent the transportation is in the United States; and (2) in a reservation under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States or on a public highway^*. This section does not define the terms “Secretary,” “Board,” “part,” “transportation,” “motor carrier,” “procurement,” “passengers,” “property,” “place,” “State,” “United States,” “territory or possession of the United States,” “foreign country,” “reservation,” “exclusive jurisdiction,” or “public highway.”