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Current textIn force on June 15, 2018Source: eCFR

§ 373.101 For-hire, non-exempt motor carrier bills of lading.

Current wording, effective January 1, 2017.

eCFR as of June 15, 2018 ↗
49 CFR § 373.101 — For-hire, non-exempt motor carrier bills of lading.. Text in force on June 15, 2018. This wording effective January 1, 2017 to present. Source: eCFR as of June 15, 2018, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2018-06-15/title-49/section-373.101. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/373.101?asof=2018-06-15, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Every motor carrier subject to § 373.100 shall issue a receipt or bill of lading for property tendered for transportation in interstate or foreign commerce containing the following information:

(a) Names of consignor and consignee.

(b) Origin and destination points.

(c) Number of packages.

(d) Description of freight.

(e) Weight, volume, or measurement of freight (if applicable to the rating of the freight).

The carrier shall keep a record of this information as prescribed in 49 CFR part 379.

[55 FR 11198, Mar. 27, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 30874, July 8, 1991; 62 FR 15423, Apr. 1, 1997; 81 FR 68345, Oct. 4, 2016]

Amendment history

3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1998
  1. Jan. 1, 2017 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previousviewing
    [55 FR 11198, Mar. 27, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 30874, July 8, 1991; 62 FR 15423, Apr. 1, 1997; 81 FR 68345, Oct. 4, 2016]
  2. Oct. 1, 2009 → Jan. 1, 2017annual editions 2009–2016diff vs. previous
    [55 FR 11198, Mar. 27, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 30874, July 8, 1991; 62 FR 15423, Apr. 1, 1997]
  3. Oct. 1, 1998 → Oct. 1, 2009annual editions 1998–2008
    [55 FR 11198, Mar. 27, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 30874, July 8, 1991; 62 FR 15423, Apr. 1, 1997]

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.