{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"road freight carrier","description":"A road freight carrier is the company that actually moves goods by road, operating its own trucks or other road vehicles under a contract of carriage. The carrier assumes direct liability for the goods throughout transit and holds the operating licence required by law. This distinguishes the road freight carrier fundamentally from a freight forwarder: the forwarder arranges and coordinates shipments – often through subcontracted carriers – but does not physically transport the goods itself. In E","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/road-freight-carrier","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T20:05:10.633811","citation":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32009R1071","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/road-freight-carrier","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"road freight carrier · A road freight carrier is the company that actually moves goods by road, operating its own trucks or other road vehicles under a contract of carriage. · Quelle: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32009R1071"}