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PHMSA HazMat Transportation Regulations

Visibility Requirements for Hazardous Material Placards on a Rail Car

Daniel Stoehr
April 2, 2019
Visibility Requirements for Hazardous Material Placards on a Rail Car

In the general placarding requirements of 49 CFR 172.504(a) of the USDOT/PHMSA Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), it states that when required each bulk packaging, freight container, unit load device, transport vehicle, or rail car “must be placarded on each side…

FMCSA Regulations for CMV, PHMSA HazMat Transportation Regulations

Q&A: Do I need the HazMat endorsement on my CDL to haul UN2211, Polymeric beads?

Daniel Stoehr
March 29, 2019

Pretty simple question from December 4, 2017: I’m hauling UN2211 class 9 Polymeric Beads 44K lbs Do I need to be Hazmat Endorsed as a Carrier to haul this? Pretty simple answer: No. The Class 9 placard is not required…

PHMSA HazMat Transportation Regulations

Q&A: Is there a required color for package orientation arrows?

Daniel Stoehr
March 26, 2019

The question (11.24.17): Daniel, I enjoyed watching some of your YouTube videos this week while researching Limited Quantity ground shipments and packaging requirements. (What is the Limited Quantity Exception?)  You mentioned a couple times in your videos that orientation arrows…

International Air Transportation Association (IATA), International Maritime Organization (IMO), International Transportation of Dangerous Goods, PHMSA HazMat Transportation Regulations

Q&A: What is the required size of the new Class 9 Lithium Battery label?

Daniel Stoehr
March 25, 2019

This question came to me over a year ago (January 14, 2018).  A time when the Class 9 Lithium Battery label was not yet mandatory but the question of its size was still important.  Since January 1st of 2019, when…