These are those who transport or undertake to transport in a particular instance for hire or reward.

It is a DOTC-attached agency responsible for the licensing of the public land transportation services,

It is an agency of the government under the DOTC responsible for integrating the development, promotion, & regulation of the maritime industry in the Philippines.

It is an agency of the Philippine government under the DOTC responsible for implementing policies on civil aviation to assure safe & economic efficient air travel.

It is an agency under the DOTC responsible for financing, management, & operations of the public ports throughout the Philippines.

Transporation service of a common carrier is for free

The object of A which was ordered to be confiscated through a valid search warrant while in transit should be accounted for by the common carrier to A.

The bus compnay shall account for the missing baggage of A while the baggage is in transit.

Manila Railway Transit is likewise an example of a common carrier

Common carriers are not liable if the goods' loss, destruction, or deterioration are caused by flood, storm, earthquake, lightning, or other natural disaster or calamity.

The common carrier cannot lawfully decline to accept a particular class of goods for carrier to the prejudice of the traffic in those goods.