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freight forwarder

Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.

“freight forwarder” means any regulated freight forwarder which holds itself out to the general public as a carrier to transport or provide transportation of property as authorized by a registration issued by the Board;

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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 Repealed.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

Freight forwarder.—The term “freight forwarder” means a person holding itself out to the general public (other than as a pipeline, rail, motor, or water carrier) to provide transportation of property for compensation and in the ordinary course of its business—

(A) assembles and consolidates, or provides for assembling and consolidating, shipments and performs or provides for break-bulk and distribution operations of the shipments;

(B) assumes responsibility for the transportation from the place of receipt to the place of destination; and

(C) uses for any part of the transportation a carrier subject to jurisdiction under this subtitle.

The term does not include a person using transportation of an air carrier subject to part A of subtitle VII.

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