C.F.R. » Title 49 » CHAPTER III—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS › PART 373—RECEIPTS AND BILLS › Subpart A—Motor Carrier Receipts and Bills

49 C.F.R. § 373.101

For-hire, non-exempt motor carrier bills of lading

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Every motor carrier subject to § 373.100 shall issue a receipt or bill of lading for property tendered for transportation in interstate or foreign commerce containing the following information:

(a) Names of consignor and consignee.

(b) Origin and destination points.

(c) Number of packages.

(d) Description of freight.

(e) Weight, volume, or measurement of freight (if applicable to the rating of the freight).

The carrier shall keep a record of this information as prescribed in 49 CFR part 379. [55 FR 11198, Mar. 27, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 30874, July 8, 1991; 62 FR 15423, Apr. 1, 1997; 81 FR 68345, Oct. 4, 2016]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case: Marine Bank v. Taz's Trucking Inc., 2005 WI 65 (Wis. 2005).
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Marine Bank v. Taz's Trucking Inc., 2005 WI 65 (Wis. 2005). “1 has been redes-ignated as 49 C.FR. § 373.101, the analysis listed above is still relevant.”
Fresh Am. Corp. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 393 F. Supp. 2d 411 (N.D. Tex. 2005). “49 C.F.R § 373.101 (2005) (“Every motor common carrier shall issue a receipt or bill of lading for property tendered for transportation in interstate or foreign commerce containing the following information .”
Amaya v. New Jersey, 766 F. Supp. 2d 533 (D.N.J. 2011). “See 49 CFR § 373.101 (requiring detailed bills of lading for truck cargo); 12 CFR § 205.”
C.A.R. Transp. Brokerage Co. v. Darden Restaurants, Inc., 213 F.3d 474 (9th Cir. 2000). “See 49 C.F.R. § 373.101 . Although motor carriers are not required to use the Uniform Straight Bill of Lading prescribed for rail and water common carriers, see 49 C.”
Holliday v. Pratt Indus. Inc (D.S.C. 2025). · cites it 2× “§ 1001 ) and federal regulations ( 49 C.F.R. §§ 373.101 (c), 395.8(e)) (id. at 19, 20–21).”
Richard Edwards, Jr. v. Cardinal Transp., Inc. (4th Cir. 2020). “See 49 C.F.R. §§ 373.101 , 390.21, 391.11. According to Cardinal, such conduct is indicative only of the government’s control over Cardinal and not of Cardinal’s control over McGowan.”
Thompson Tractor Co Inc v. Daily Express Inc (C.D. Ill. 2022). “§ 14706(a)(1); see also 49 C.F.R. § 373.101 . Defendant’s attempt to evade liability based on perceived inadequacies or inaccuracies in the bill of lading here thus flies in the face of justice and is an attempt to shift the consequences of its own failure to Plaintiff.”
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