A private carrier is a company that transports only its own goods.
[Longman Business English Dictionary] The carrier's primary business is not transportation.
Private carriers may refuse to sell their services at their own discretion, but common carriers must treat all customers equally. Some corporations mix both systems, using common carriers and private carriage in what is called a blended operation.
Private carriage usually refers to trucking but is also found in rail and water transportation, as well as communication. Private carriage is distinguished from
independent carrier, which is an individual owner-operator or trucker who may make discretionary deals with private carriers, common carriers, or contract carriers.
A private carrier may also refer to communication or communication services. Certain frequencies that are restricted to use by law enforcement are sometimes called "private carriers". Station class codes beginning with FB6 or FB7 are private carriers.
In the
telecommunications
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industry, defining "private carrier" and "common carrier" has become increasingly difficult with the growth of
mobile phone
A mobile phone, cellular phone, cell phone, cellphone, handphone, hand phone or pocket phone, sometimes shortened to simply mobile, cell, or just phone, is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link whi ...
service providers,
VOIP
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), also called IP telephony, is a method and group of technologies for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. The terms Internet t ...
, and other nontraditional means of delivering communication services.
References
External links
National Private Truck Council (business association representing private motor truck fleets)
* ttp://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/FCC_Station_Class_Codes FCC station class codes
Freight transport
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