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common carrier

1. One that is in the business of transporting the public, goods, or messages for a fee.

2. A company that provides telecommunications services, as by telephone or satellite, to the public.

common carrier

(Business / Commerce) a person or firm engaged in the business of transporting goods or passengers

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common carrier - a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages

carrier

line - a commercial organization serving as a common carrier

business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"

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2000), the Department ruled that an out-of-state furniture seller was liable for uncollected Virginia use tax on furniture deliveries that a common carrier made into the state, after the seller had voluntarily registered to collect Virginia sales and use tax during a previous audit.

Voluntary registration or voluntary waiver of constitutional ... by Madden, David / The Tax Adviser

The partnership, which is based in Los Angeles, is an independent pipeline common carrier of refined petroleum products.

Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline Partners L.P by Los Angeles Business Journal

operates crude oil common carrier pipelines and is an independent gatherer and marketer of crude oil in North America, with operations concentrated in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

Webcast Alert: Genesis Energy L.P. Announces Its Fourth Quarter 2006 ... by Business Wire

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