Common carrier

Common carrier

Transportation term also known as LTL (Less Than Truckload) carrier used for shipping small items. Examples include Consolidated Freightways, Roadway, Yellow Freight, New Penn, Overnite.

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Retail; Supermarkets

A transportation company, such as a rail line or trucking firm. See carrier.

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Professional careers; Sales

Regular scheduled transportation services such as railways, airlines and trucking lines, available to all users.

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Telecommunications; General telecom

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Aerospace; Satellites

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Convention; Conferences

Transportation company which handles crated materials; an agency or business that is available to the public for transportation of persons, goods, or messages; usually referring ...

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development

Miscellaneous; Writing paper

state of being developed

statement

Miscellaneous; Writing paper

Something stated; a declaration.

layer

Miscellaneous; Writing paper

A single thickness of a material covering a surface or forming an overlying part or segment

imbrication

Miscellaneous; Writing paper

covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

indicative

Miscellaneous; Writing paper

serving to indicate

resort to

Miscellaneous; Writing paper

to turn to something that is not the first choice.

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