Throughout the Hazardous Material Regulations (HMR) of the PHMSA/USDOT it is primarily the responsibility of the Shipper of a hazardous material to provide the information necessary to safely transport the HazMat and to communicate its potential hazards. However, 49 CFR…
Who is Responsible for the Securing of Hazardous Material Packages on a Motor Vehicle: the Shipper or the Carrier?
49 CFR 177.834(a) requires packages of hazardous materials to be secured against shifting within the vehicle and between the packages under normal transportation conditions. If you offer a hazardous material for transportation (a shipper) to be transported by another company (a…
The Top Six Hazardous Material Transportation Violations
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) within the US DOT is tasked with enforcing the nations hazardous materials transportation regulations across all modes of transportation. The unannounced inspections of its agents of the regulated community, ie. shippers, receivers,…