Tex. Transportation Code § 7.001
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 7.001, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 7.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Connecting carrier" means:
(A) an initial carrier; or
(B) each other common carrier that receives freight from another common carrier and recognizes or acts on a contract to transport the freight between points in this state.
(2) "Freight" includes baggage and other property transported by a common carrier.
(3) "Initial carrier" means a common carrier that contracts with a shipper of freight for delivery and initially transports the freight.
(4) "Shipper" includes the owner or the consignee of the freight and the owner's or consignee's agent.
(1) "Connecting carrier" means:
(A) an initial carrier; or
(B) each other common carrier that receives freight from another common carrier and recognizes or acts on a contract to transport the freight between points in this state.
(2) "Freight" includes baggage and other property transported by a common carrier.
(3) "Initial carrier" means a common carrier that contracts with a shipper of freight for delivery and initially transports the freight.
(4) "Shipper" includes the owner or the consignee of the freight and the owner's or consignee's agent.
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