Common Carrier Definition

Common Carrier Sentence Examples

• The law forbids a railway or any other common carrier to charge more for a short haul than for a long haul over the same line, unless, in special cases, it is authorized to do so by the Commission.

• In the early part of the 19th century the tea shipped to England was destined to supply many countries, as London was then, and until comparatively recent times, the common warehouse and central market for the world, and England the common carrier.

• In the same year a law was passed requiring that any corporation acting as a common carrier in the state must receive the permission of the state board of railway commissioners for the issue of stocks, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness.

• Baggage Insurance - If you purchase your common carrier tickets with your American Express Card your baggage will be covered under the Baggage Insurance Plan.

• Soy sauce is a very common carrier of wheat derivatives.