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A licensed carrier that holds itself out to hire under either a public tariff for the general public (for-hire common carrier) or under a contract filed with a specific shipper (contract carrier). For-hire carriers must apply for operating authority with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. [5] Irregular route See over-the-road.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation that regulates the trucking industry in the United States. The primary mission of the FMCSA is to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.
A common carrier in common law countries (corresponding to a public carrier in some civil law systems, [1] usually called simply a carrier) [2] is a person or company that transports goods or people for any person or company and is responsible for any possible loss of the goods during transport.
A common property-carrying commercial vehicle in the United States is the tractor-trailer, also known as an "18-wheeler" or "semi".. The trucking industry serves the American economy by transporting large quantities of raw materials, works in process, and finished goods over land—typically from manufacturing plants to retail distribution centers.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; Federal Transit Administration; Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation [8] Maritime Administration [8] United States Merchant Marine Academy [9] National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [8] Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [8]
A motor carrier can "file" against a broker's surety bond if a broker fails to honor the payment terms of a contract. Prior to 2012 the minimum bond required by the FMCSA to obtain broker authority, was $10,000, although many brokers chose to obtain higher amounts.
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Government contracts are governed by federal common law, a body of law which is separate and distinct from the bodies of law applying to most businesses—the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and the general law of contracts. The UCC applies to contracts for the purchase and sale of goods, and to contracts granting a security interest in property ...