carrier
Defined in 15 places across 9 titles of the United States Code.
Carrier and broker.—The terms “carrier” and “broker” include a receiver or trustee of a carrier and broker, respectively.
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- 1995–present49 U.S.C. § 14121Transportation · Definitions · in this subchapter
“carrier” and “regulated surface carrier” mean a railroad, a freight forwarder, or a motor carrier;
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- 1995–present39 U.S.C. § 5201Postal Service · 5201 to 5215. Repealed. Pub. L. 109435, title X, 1002(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3254] · for purposes of this chapter
Carrier, lessor.—The terms “carrier” and “lessor” include a receiver or trustee of a pipeline carrier and lessor, respectively.
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- 1995–present49 U.S.C. § 15721Transportation · Definitions · in this subchapter
“carrier” means—
(A) a motor carrier, water carrier, and rail carrier providing transportation of property in commerce; and
(B) an ocean common carrier (as defined in section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 App. U.S.C. 1702)) providing transportation of property in commerce.
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- 1994–200649 U.S.C. § 5901Transportation · Definitions · in this chapter
“carrier” means—
(A) a motor carrier, water carrier, and rail carrier providing transportation of property in commerce; and
(B) an ocean common carrier (as defined in section 40102 of title 46) providing transportation of property in commerce.
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- 2006–present49 U.S.C. § 5901Transportation · Definitions · in this chapter
“carrier” means a motor carrier, motor carrier of migrant workers, motor private carrier, and rail carrier.
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- 1994–present49 U.S.C. § 504Transportation · Reports and records · in this section
“carrier” means a voluntary association, corporation, partnership, or other nongovernmental organization which is lawfully engaged in providing, paying for, or reimbursing the cost of, health services under group insurance policies or contracts, medical or hospital service agreements, membership or subscription contracts, or similar group arrangements, in consideration of premiums or other periodic charges payable to the carrier, including a health benefits plan duly sponsored or underwritten by an employee organization;
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- 1994–19985 U.S.C. § 8901Government Organization and Employees · Definitions · in this section
“carrier” means a voluntary association, corporation, partnership, or other nongovernmental organization which is lawfully engaged in providing, paying for, or reimbursing the cost of, health services under group insurance policies or contracts, medical or hospital service agreements, membership or subscription contracts, or similar group arrangements, in consideration of premiums or other periodic charges payable to the carrier, including a health benefits plan duly sponsored or underwritten by an employee organization and an association of organizations or other entities described in this paragraph sponsoring a health benefits plan;
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- 1998–present5 U.S.C. § 8901Government Organization and Employees · Definitions · in this section
Carrier.—The term “carrier” means a motor carrier, a water carrier, and a freight forwarder.
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- 1995–present49 U.S.C. § 13102Transportation · Definitions · in this part
“Common carrier” or “carrier” means any person engaged as a common carrier for hire, in interstate or foreign communication by wire or radio or interstate or foreign radio transmission of energy, except where reference is made to common carriers not subject to this chapter; but a person engaged in radio broadcasting shall not, insofar as such person is so engaged, be deemed a common carrier.
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- 1994–199647 U.S.C. § 153Telecommunications · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
First. The term “carrier” includes any express company, sleeping-car company, carrier by railroad, subject to subtitle IV of title 49, and any company which is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by or under common control with any carrier by railroad and which operates any equipment or facilities or performs any service (other than trucking service) in connection with the transportation, receipt, delivery, elevation, transfer in transit, refrigeration or icing, storage, and handling of property transported by railroad, and any receiver, trustee, or other individual or body, judicial or otherwise, when in the possession of the business of any such “carrier”: Provided, however, That the term “carrier” shall not include any street, interurban, or suburban electric railway, unless such railway is operating as a part of a general steam-railroad system of transportation, but shall not exclude any part of the general steam-railroad system of transportation now or hereafter operated by any other motive power. The Interstate Commerce Commission is authorized and directed upon request of the Mediation Board or upon complaint of any party interested to determine after hearing whether any line operated by electric power falls within the terms of this proviso. The term “carrier” shall not include any company by reason of its being engaged in the mining of coal, the supplying of coal to a carrier where delivery is not beyond the mine tipple, and the operation of equipment or facilities therefor, or in any of such activities.
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- 1994–199545 U.S.C. § 151Railroads · Definitions; short title · in this chapter
First. The term “carrier” includes any railroad subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board, and any company which is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by or under common control with any carrier by railroad and which operates any equipment or facilities or performs any service (other than trucking service) in connection with the transportation, receipt, delivery, elevation, transfer in transit, refrigeration or icing, storage, and handling of property transported by railroad, and any receiver, trustee, or other individual or body, judicial or otherwise, when in the possession of the business of any such “carrier”: Provided, however, That the term “carrier” shall not include any street, interurban, or suburban electric railway, unless such railway is operating as a part of a general steam-railroad system of transportation, but shall not exclude any part of the general steam-railroad system of transportation now or hereafter operated by any other motive power. The Surface Transportation Board is authorized and directed upon request of the Mediation Board or upon complaint of any party interested to determine after hearing whether any line operated by electric power falls within the terms of this proviso. The term “carrier” shall not include any company by reason of its being engaged in the mining of coal, the supplying of coal to a carrier where delivery is not beyond the mine tipple, and the operation of equipment or facilities therefor, or in any of such activities.
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- 1995–199645 U.S.C. § 151Railroads · Definitions; short title · in this chapter
First. The term “carrier” includes any railroad subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board, any express company that would have been subject to subtitle IV of title 49, as of December 31, 1995,,1 and any company which is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by or under common control with any carrier by railroad and which operates any equipment or facilities or performs any service (other than trucking service) in connection with the transportation, receipt, delivery, elevation, transfer in transit, refrigeration or icing, storage, and handling of property transported by railroad, and any receiver, trustee, or other individual or body, judicial or otherwise, when in the possession of the business of any such “carrier”: Provided, however, That the term “carrier” shall not include any street, interurban, or suburban electric railway, unless such railway is operating as a part of a general steam-railroad system of transportation, but shall not exclude any part of the general steam-railroad system of transportation now or hereafter operated by any other motive power. The Surface Transportation Board is authorized and directed upon request of the Mediation Board or upon complaint of any party interested to determine after hearing whether any line operated by electric power falls within the terms of this proviso. The term “carrier” shall not include any company by reason of its being engaged in the mining of coal, the supplying of coal to a carrier where delivery is not beyond the mine tipple, and the operation of equipment or facilities therefor, or in any of such activities.
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- 1996–present45 U.S.C. § 151Railroads · Definitions; short title · in this chapter
For purposes of this chapter, the term “carrier” means a rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle IV of title 49.
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- 1995–present26 U.S.C. § 3231Internal Revenue Code · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
For purposes of this chapter, the term “carrier” means an express carrier, sleeping car carrier, or rail carrier providing transportation subject to subchapter I of chapter 105 of title 49.
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- 1994–199526 U.S.C. § 3231Internal Revenue Code · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
In this chapter, the term “carrier” means the owner, manager, charterer, agent, or master of a vessel.
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- 2006–present46 U.S.C. § 30701Shipping · Definition · in this chapter
“lessor” and “carrier” include a receiver or trustee of that lessor or carrier, respectively.
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- 1994–present49 U.S.C. § 504Transportation · Reports and records · in this section
The term “carrier” means a railroad subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board under part A of subtitle IV of title 49.
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- 1995–present45 U.S.C. § 351Railroads · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
The term “carrier” means an express company, sleeping-car company, or carrier by railroad, subject to subchapter I of chapter 105 of title 49.
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- 1994–199545 U.S.C. § 351Railroads · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
The term “carrier” means any person or fund authorized under section 932 of this title to insure under this chapter and includes self-insurers.
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- 1994–present33 U.S.C. § 902Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “carrier” means the operator of any airline, railroad, motor carrier, shipping line, or other enterprise, which is engaged in the business of transporting any animals for hire.
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 2132Agriculture · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “common carrier” or “carrier” includes any common carrier engaged in interstate communication by wire or radio as defined in section 153(h) of this title and any common carrier engaged in intrastate communication by wire or radio, notwithstanding sections 152(b) and 221(b) of this title.
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- 1994–199647 U.S.C. § 225Telecommunications · Telecommunications services for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals · as used in this section
The term “common carrier” or “carrier” includes any common carrier engaged in interstate communication by wire or radio as defined in section 153 of this title and any common carrier engaged in intrastate communication by wire or radio, notwithstanding sections 152(b) and 221(b) of this title.
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- 1996–present47 U.S.C. § 225Telecommunications · Telecommunications services for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals · as used in this section
The term “common carrier” or “carrier” means any person engaged as a common carrier for hire, in interstate or foreign communication by wire or radio or interstate or foreign radio transmission of energy, except where reference is made to common carriers not subject to this chapter; but a person engaged in radio broadcasting shall not, insofar as such person is so engaged, be deemed a common carrier.
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- 1996–present47 U.S.C. § 153Telecommunications · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter