acompanythat ispaidtotransportgoodsorpassengersfor othercompaniesororganizations, and does notprovideservicesto thegeneralpublic:Theairlinesaid it ispushingcontractcarrierstobetterimplementfuelconservationmeasures.(Definition ofcontract carrierfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcontract carrier
contract carrierHe had a varied career as a miner, canecutter, cane farmer,contractcarrierand publican.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, contract carriers are specifically not required to demonstrate that they will operate for the public convenience and necessity.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These regulated carriers, known as contract carriers, must demonstrate that they are fit, willing and able to provide service, according to standards enforced by the regulator.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The words "in pursuance of an offer made to the public" have been omitted and the new proviso added aims at preventing the improper use of contract carriers.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/contract-carrier##
