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What is a private motor carrier?
Published 12/05/2014 05:44 PM |
Updated 12/05/2014 05:44 PM
A private motor carrier transports its own cargo, usually as a part of a business that produces, uses, sells and/or buys the cargo that is being hauled. A private motor carrier transports its own goods and is required to have a USDOT number but does not need operating authority (MC number).
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