common carrier
Licensed freight hauler
A common carrier is a business that transports goods or people for the general public, as opposed to private carriers serving only specific clients.
Airlines, railroads, trucking companies, and shipping lines are common carriers.
The term also applies to telecommunications companies.
Common carrier status brings legal obligations: they must serve all customers without discrimination and are held to strict liability standards for goods in their care.
Goods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
maritime · airfreight · haulage · conveyance · transit · forwarding · intermodal · containerization
Wrapped item for shipping
- courierDelivery person or service
- expressState or fast train
- mailPostal system items
- packageWrapped item for delivery
tracking · dispatch · postage · handling · overnight · sorting · hub · last-mile
Official rules governing conduct
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- FCCBroadcast oversight agency
- ICCGlobal justice body
FAA · jurisdiction · licensing · antitrust · public interest · deregulation · universal service · subsidies
Energy from charged particles
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- waterClear essential liquid
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- energyPower to do work
power · pipelines · transmission · distribution · grid · metering · ratepayer · infrastructure
Data transmission capacity
- broadbandFast internet access
- ISPWeb access company
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
internet · wireless · spectrum · network neutrality · interconnection · telephony · data transmission · infrastructure
freight
Goods being transported
shipping · maritime · airfreight · haulage · conveyance · transit · forwarding · intermodal · containerization · bill of lading
parcel
Wrapped item for shipping
package · tracking · dispatch · postage · handling · overnight · sorting · hub · last-mile · fulfillment
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- FCCBroadcast oversight agency
ICC · FAA · jurisdiction · licensing · antitrust · public interest · deregulation · universal service · subsidies · interstate
electricity
Energy from charged particles
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- waterClear essential liquid
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
energy · power · pipelines · transmission · distribution · grid · metering · ratepayer · infrastructure · provision
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
cable · internet · wireless · spectrum · network neutrality · interconnection · telephony · data transmission · infrastructure · routing
- carriersbag, backpack, suitcase, luggage, tote
- rail rulessafety rules, dispatching, signaling, level crossings, crossing signals
- travel expensestravel expenses, hotel bookings, airfare, travel reimbursement, hotel costs
- tort lawtort, tort law, negligence, duty of care, breach of duty
- bailmentbailment, bailee, bailor, entrustment, safekeeping
- utility rateswholesale rates, retail rates, water rates, seasonal rates, peak rates