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common carrier

common carrier 公共承运人 与合同承运人〔contract carrier〕或私营承运人〔private carrier〕相对,指为一般公众在特定地点之间有偿运送货物或旅客的人。按照惯例,公共承运人对所运货物的损失承担绝对责任〔absolute liability〕,除非该损失是由于托运人的行为或过错、敌国的行为或货物本身的缺陷造成的。从事旅客运输的公共承运人〔common carrier of passengers〕仅承担过失责任。

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motor carrier act

Motor Carrier Act. A federal statute, originally enacted in 1935 (49 USCA §§ 502–507), subjecting commercial motor carriers of freight and passengers in interstate commerce to the regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission, now the U.S. Department of Transportation. • The Act was repealed in the 1980s. [Cases: Automobiles 60. C.J.S. Motor Vehicles §§ 107–108,

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Carriers Act

Carriers Act 〈英〉《承运人法》 1830年颁布,对普通法规则特别是对陆地货物运输中承运人责任的严格规则作了修订和限制。普通法规则要求,公共承运人要对其保管货物的灭失、损害负责,除非能证明存在与之相反的特别合同。1830年《承运人法》的主要规定有:1陆运承运人对具有特殊价值的货物(如金钱、珠宝、图画等)的灭失或损害的责任限额为不超过10英镑,除非这些货物的价值在交付承运时已经申报;2承运人并可在收货处贴出通知,将价值超过10英镑的上述货物的运费提高,任何将此类物品交付承运的人均受其约束。1830年《承运人法》于1865年修订。

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