Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2006Source: annual CFR editions 2003–2016
§ 375.601 Must I transport the shipment in a timely manner?
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 2006 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2006 and Oct. 1, 2006 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 375.601 — Must I transport the shipment in a timely manner?. Text in force on October 1, 2006. This wording effective October 1, 2003 to present. Source: govinfo, 2006 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2006-title49-vol5/CFR-2006-title49-vol5-sec375-601. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/375.601?asof=2006-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
Yes. Transportation in a timely manner is also known as “reasonable dispatch service.” You must provide reasonable dispatch service to all individual shippers, except for transportation on the basis of guaranteed pickup and delivery dates.
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.