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Current textIn force on Sept. 30, 2005Source: annual CFR editions 2004–2016

§ 375.521 What must I do if an individual shipper wants to know the actual weight or charges for a shipment before I tender delivery?

Current wording, in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2004.

govinfo, 2004 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 § 375.521 — What must I do if an individual shipper wants to know the actual weight or charges for a shipment before I tender delivery?. Text in force on September 30, 2005. This wording effective October 1, 2004 to present. Source: govinfo, 2004 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2004-title49-vol4/CFR-2004-title49-vol4-sec375-521. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/375.521?asof=2005-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) If an individual shipper of a shipment being transported on a collect-on-delivery basis specifically requests notification of the actual weight or volume and charges on the shipment, you must comply with this request. This requirement is conditioned upon the individual shipper's supplying you with an address or telephone number where the individual shipper will receive the communication. You must make your notification by telephone; in person; fax transmissions; e-mail; overnight courier; or certified mail, return receipt requested.

(b) The individual shipper must receive your notification at least one full 24-hour day before any tender of the shipment for delivery, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Federal holidays.

(c) You may disregard the 24-hour notification requirement on shipments in any one of the following three circumstances:

(1) The shipment will be back weighed (i.e., weighed at destination).

(2) Pickup and delivery encompass two consecutive weekdays, if the individual shipper agrees.

(3) The shipment is moving under a non-binding estimate and the maximum payment required at time of delivery is 110 percent of the estimated charges, but only if the individual shipper agrees to waive the 24-hour notification requirement.

[68 FR 35091, June 11, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 10576, Mar. 5, 2004]

Amendment history

2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 2003
  1. Oct. 1, 2004 → presentannual editions 2004–2016diff vs. previousviewing
    [68 FR 35091, June 11, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 10576, Mar. 5, 2004]
  2. Oct. 1, 2003 → Oct. 1, 2004annual edition 2003

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.