Common-carrier
noun
1.
Transportation. (in federal regulatory and other legal usage) a carrier offering its services at published rates to all persons for interstate transportation.
2.
a public service or public utility company, as a telephone or telegraph company, engaged in the transmitting of messages for the public.
noun
1.
a person or firm engaged in the business of transporting goods or passengers
A company or individual providing public transportation on a regular basis in return for a fee that is uniformly charged to all users.
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