---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 375.601"
title: "49"
number: "375.601"
heading: "Must I transport the shipment in a timely manner?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/375.601"
---

# §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.


## Notes

### Authority

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.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 35091, June 11, 2003, unless otherwise noted.