common carrier
noun
: a business or agency that is available to the public for transportation of persons, goods, or messages
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web According to McKinsey, common carrier refers to any pipeline that offers transportation services to any third party under a standard set of terms. 
David Trainer, Forbes, 5 July 2022 Railroads are required by federal law to haul freight in response to reasonable requests from customers, Mr. Oberman noted, in what is known as a common carrier obligation. Ted Mann, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 Magellan operates the largest common carrier refined products pipeline system in the United States, and revenue from the its refined products segment accounted for 77% of its total revenue in 2021. David Trainer, Forbes, 5 July 2022 And even the Texas and Florida laws stop short of that by resorting to the common carrier framework. Brian Fung, CNN, 8 June 2022 The most common carrier oils are MCT oil and hemp seed oil. The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 May 2022 Ohio attorney general Dave Yost filed a lawsuit in June to declare Google Search a common carrier. Charles M. Miller, National Review, 8 Oct. 2021 In fact, Section 230 already does recognize social-media platforms as a kind of common carrier. Nate Hochman, National Review, 16 Oct. 2021 The terms of release in the federal case ban her from consuming any alcohol and was barred from interstate travel via common carrier, with one exception. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2021 See More
David Trainer, Forbes, 5 July 2022 Railroads are required by federal law to haul freight in response to reasonable requests from customers, Mr. Oberman noted, in what is known as a common carrier obligation. Ted Mann, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 Magellan operates the largest common carrier refined products pipeline system in the United States, and revenue from the its refined products segment accounted for 77% of its total revenue in 2021. David Trainer, Forbes, 5 July 2022 And even the Texas and Florida laws stop short of that by resorting to the common carrier framework. Brian Fung, CNN, 8 June 2022 The most common carrier oils are MCT oil and hemp seed oil. The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 May 2022 Ohio attorney general Dave Yost filed a lawsuit in June to declare Google Search a common carrier. Charles M. Miller, National Review, 8 Oct. 2021 In fact, Section 230 already does recognize social-media platforms as a kind of common carrier. Nate Hochman, National Review, 16 Oct. 2021 The terms of release in the federal case ban her from consuming any alcohol and was barred from interstate travel via common carrier, with one exception. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
common carrier
noun
: a business or agency that is available to the public for transportation of persons, goods, or messages compare contract carrier