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InstituteFocus AreaOperating AuthorityFleet OperationsEnglishAnalysisTransportationCompliance and Exceptions (Level 2)USA

What definitions apply?

['Operating Authority']
What definitions apply?
  • The process of acquiring for-hire authority includes being familiar with specific terms and their meanings.

Definitions governing for-hire authority and operations include:

  • Exempt for-hire
    An entity or person transporting exempt (unregulated) property owned by others for compensation. Exempt commodities usually include unprocessed or unmanufactured goods, fruits and vegetables, and other items of little or no value.
  • For-hire carrier
    A carrier that transports passengers, regulated property, or household goods owned by others for compensation
  • Private carrier
    A carrier that transports its own cargo, usually as a part of a business that produces, uses, sells, and/or buys the cargo being hauled
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operating-authority
FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING
What definitions apply?
  • The process of acquiring for-hire authority includes being familiar with specific terms and their meanings.

Definitions governing for-hire authority and operations include:

  • Exempt for-hire
    An entity or person transporting exempt (unregulated) property owned by others for compensation. Exempt commodities usually include unprocessed or unmanufactured goods, fruits and vegetables, and other items of little or no value.
  • For-hire carrier
    A carrier that transports passengers, regulated property, or household goods owned by others for compensation
  • Private carrier
    A carrier that transports its own cargo, usually as a part of a business that produces, uses, sells, and/or buys the cargo being hauled

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