Current textIn force on Sept. 30, 2005Source: annual CFR editions 2003–2016
§ 375.511 May I use an alternative method for shipments weighing 3,000 pounds or less?
Current wording, first on file in the 2003 annual edition.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2004 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2004 and Sept. 30, 2005 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 375.511 — May I use an alternative method for shipments weighing 3,000 pounds or less?. Text in force on September 30, 2005. This wording effective October 1, 2003 to present. Source: govinfo, 2004 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2004-title49-vol4/CFR-2004-title49-vol4-sec375-511. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/375.511?asof=2005-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
For shipments weighing 3,000 pounds or less (1,362 kilograms or less), you may weigh the shipment upon a platform or warehouse certified scale before loading for transportation or after unloading.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 2003A 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.