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Tex. Transportation Code § 7.001 Definitions
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Sec. 7.001. DEFINITIONS. 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) "Fr…
Tex. Transportation Code § 7.002 Duties of Connecting Carrier
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Sec. 7.002. DUTIES OF CONNECTING CARRIER. Each connecting carrier that transports freight is: (1) an agent of each other connecting carrier that transports the freight; and (2) considered to be under a contract with each other connecting carrier and the shipper to provide the saf…
Tex. Transportation Code § 7.003 Contract Governing Transportation
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Sec. 7.003. CONTRACT GOVERNING TRANSPORTATION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the contract establishing the rights, duties, and liabilities of an initial carrier and the shipper applies to each subsequent connecting carrier. (b) The contract between the initial carrier…
Tex. Transportation Code § 7.004 Proof of Status As Connecting Carrier
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Sec. 7.004. PROOF OF STATUS AS CONNECTING CARRIER. Proof that a common carrier has received freight from another common carrier for transportation, including a bill of lading, waybill, receipt, check, or other instrument issued by a carrier, is prima facie evidence that the carri…