A question back on April o2, 2018: I know ibc totes can be stacked but not recommend when full ( flammable), so can they be double stack when empty and still be labeled ( flammable)? I’ve read that totes have…
FAQ: Do I need an “All Clean” Certificate for my Cargo Tank Truck of HazMat?
Question: I have been asked to transport a cargo tank truck containing the residue of a hazardous material, e.g. gasoline. I do not have the HazMat endorsement on my Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). If the cargo tank was empty I…
Got a Question? Dear Mr. Daniels…The Empty Packaging Exception and the HazMat Endorsement on the CDL
One of the things I love about my business is being able to answer someone’s question about the transportation of hazardous materials or the management of hazardous waste. Some questions have an easy answer, but a complicated explanation, and those…
Shipment of Empty HazMat Packagings and the Need for HazMat Labels, Placards, Markings, & etc.
49 CFR 173.29 contains the PHMSA/USDOT regulations for the transportation of empty packagings that last contained hazardous materials. As a shipper of hazardous materials you must be aware of §173.29(a) which states that an empty packaging with the residue of…
“Emptying” a Hazardous Material Packaging
In the Hazardous Material Regulations (HMR) at 49 CFR 173.29(a) you learn that as far as the PHMSA/USDOT is concerned, the transportation in commerce of an “empty” packaging that still contains the residue of a hazardous material is subject to…
US DOT Requirements for the Shipment of Empty HazMat Packagings
It’s quite likely that at one time or another you have had to deal with the off-site shipment of empty packagings. Most manufacturing facilities experience this when they empty various non-bulk (usually 55-gallons or smaller) packagings of their contents and…