Current textIn force on Oct. 13, 2023Source: eCFR
§ 375.601 Must I transport the shipment in a timely manner?
Current wording, first on file in the 2003 annual edition.
49 CFR § 375.601 — Must I transport the shipment in a timely manner?. Text in force on October 13, 2023. This wording effective October 1, 2003 to present. Source: eCFR as of October 13, 2023, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2023-10-13/title-49/section-375.601. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/375.601?asof=2023-10-13, 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.