### Question
How does the law define freight forwarder?


### Answer
Under *49 U.S.C. § 13102*, **freight forwarder** is defined as:

> a person holding itself out to the general public (other than as a pipeline, rail, motor, or water carrier) to provide transportation of property for compensation and in the ordinary course of its business—


(A) assembles and consolidates, or provides for assembling and consolidating, shipments and performs or provides for break-bulk and distribution operations of the shipments

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 13102*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE IV-INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION > PART B-MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS > CHAPTER 131-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

