{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Asset-Based Carrier","description":"A trucking company that owns its fleet, or a shipping line that operates its own vessels, is a classic asset-based carrier: a transport provider that delivers services using physical infrastructure it owns and operates. Trucks, aircraft, ships, and distribution centers sit on the company's own balance sheet, giving it direct control over capacity, quality, and scheduling. This sets it apart from non-asset carriers—brokers and freight forwarders—who arrange capacity owned by others without holdin","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/asset-based-carrier","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T04:13:29.734045","citation":"https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/asset-based-carrier.asp","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/asset-based-carrier","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Asset-Based Carrier · A trucking company that owns its fleet, or a shipping line that operates its own vessels, is a classic asset-based carrier: a transport provider that delivers services using physical infrastructure it owns and operates. · Quelle: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/asset-based-carrier.asp"}