49 CFR § 375.601 - Must I transport the shipment in a timely manner?

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title: "49 CFR § 375.601 - Must I transport the shipment in a timely manner?"
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "375.601"
section_name: "Must I transport the shipment in a timely manner?"
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "375"
part_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE; CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 13102, 13301, 13501, 13704, 13707, 13902, 14104, 14706, 14708; subtitle B, title IV of Pub. L. 109-59; and 49 CFR 1.87."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 35091, June 11, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 375.601 Must I transport the shipment in a timely manner?

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.