carrier n. (1)承运人 指有偿或无偿地将货物或旅客通过陆地、水上或空中从一地运送到另一地的个人或组织。普通法中通常将承运人分为公共承运人〔common carrier〕和特约承运人〔private carrier〕。根据美国《州际商业法》〔Interstate Commerce Act〕的规定，承运人包括公共承运人、特约承运人、合同承运人〔contract carrier〕和货运代理人〔freight forwarder〕，以及这些承运人的职员、代理人和僱佣人员。 (→common carrier; private carrier; contract carrier; certified carrier; connecting carrier; freight forwarder) (2)运输工具；运载工具 用于陆地、空中或水上运输的交通工具，如火车、汽车、航空器和船舶等。
Maritime law. A freight forwarder that does not own the means of trans-portation, but that contracts with a shipper to transport freight, and with a carrier to perform the transportation. • The non-vessel-operating common carrier becomes the carrier in the contract with the original shipper, and the shipper in the contract with the eventual carrier.
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local-exchange carrier. Telecommunications law. An entity that provides telephone service, usu. on a local basis, through a local-exchange network. 47 USCA § 153(26). — Abbr. LEC. See LOCAL-EXCHANGE NETWORK. [Cases: Telecommunications 46, 267, 323. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television §§ 31–32.]
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carrier. 1. An individual or organization (such as a shipowner, a railroad, or an airline) that contracts to transport passengers or goods for a fee. Cf. SHIPPER. [Cases: Carriers 3, 235. C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace § 179; Carriers§§ 2, 385.] common carrier. A commercial enterprise that holds itself out to the public as offering to
contract carrier by motor vehicle 使用机动车的合同承运人
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delivery to carrier 货交承运人 承运人为运输货物而占有、保管或控制货物。卖方将货物交付给买方委托的承运人时，即视为货物已交付给买方。承运人被视为买方的代理人接受货物。
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Any carrier that is not a common carrier by law. • A private carrier is not bound to accept business from the general public. — Also termed contract carrier. [Cases: Automobiles 76; Carriers 3. C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace § 179; Carriers§§ 2, 385; Motor Vehicles §§ 5, 105–113.]