Is a barge a common carrier

BARGE- a general name given to a large pulling boat.It is often given to float-bottom craft, but more particularly to vessels built for towage purposes, to carry bulk cargoes, as sand barge, coal barge, etc.Formerly the term was applied to the elegantly fitted boats or vessel of state, and we still have the admiral's barge,which is a find fast motorboat for this officer's use. there is a type of work boat in england called a barge .The so called thames barge is of the ketch or yawl rig with a large loose-footed (no boom) mainsail,the peak of which is supported by a spirit It is fitted with brails and usually a topsail is carried; if it has only pole masts  it is called a stumpy