{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Actual carrier","description":"The actual carrier is the operator that physically moves the goods on a given leg – using its own fleet or as a subcarrier appointed by the contractual carrier. It is the hands-on party in the transport chain, yet it typically has no direct contractual relationship with the shipper. Its liability is governed by the principal carriage contract and the applicable conventions: CMR for road freight, the Hague-Visby Rules for sea, or the Montreal Convention for air. In multimodal operations, several ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/actual-carrier","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T17:28:47.818432","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_carrier","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/actual-carrier","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Actual carrier · The actual carrier is the operator that physically moves the goods on a given leg – using its own fleet or as a subcarrier appointed by the contractual carrier. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_carrier"}