Question1: If I have a single 55 gallon drum that weighs over 882 is it considered a bulk… Hold it right there! Answer1: In an earlier article I addressed the false premise contained in that first question and explained that…
Q&A: Does a bulk packaging require the display of the HazMat’s identification number on the vehicle?
A question from a shipper or carrier of HazMat (07.31.20): I am hauling NA 1993 combustible liquid pg3 (2-methyoxymethylethoxy propanol) in a tote of 350 gallons. Its total weight is 2329lbs. This is the only hazmat on the truck. *bulk…
Q&A: Is it legal to hand write the UN numbers on a placard with a magic marker?
Another one of the questions I get. This one in December of 2020: Is it legal to hand write the UN numbers on a black UN placard with a magic marker ? My reply: Yes. Maybe. Per 49 CFR 172.338,…
Q&A: Are Forty 55-gallon drums on one truck considered to be bulk?
Just a quick question June 19, 2018: Is carrying 40 – 55 gallon drum of NaOH on a box trailer considered bulk? Sent from my iPhone My reply just an hour later: No it is not. Please see below for…
Q&A: When must I – and when can’t I – display the identification number on a placard?
Date: May 10, 2018 Subject: Corrosive example for placarding on the website Message Body: UN 3264, Waste Corrosive Liquid, Acidic, Inorganic, n.o.s (Hydrochloric Acid, Hydrogen Peroxide), 8, II – 6 x 55 gallon drums @ 600 lb/drum = 3,600 lbs…
Q&A: When transporting IBCs, must the identification number be displayed on the vehicle?
Question (March 03, 2018): Sir, my company routinely ships HazMat totes 275-over 300 gallons that have UN numbered placards on two sides on freight trailers that are placarded that don’t have the UN number, like the kind used for packaged…
Q&A: Do I have to provide the placard with the identification number on it?
A question from someone who had recently attended my Onsite Training (01.18.18): I just had your DOT training this month, and I ask which placards to use when shipping our product(with a UN 3190 self heating solid). I am still…
Q&A: Display of Identification Number on Bulk Packagings in Transportation
Daniels Training Services 815.821.1550 Info@DanielsTraining.com https://www.danielstraining.com/ Here is a type of question I receive frequently (5.11.16): Good Morning. I’m pulling a gooseneck trailer which is carrying two one- way totes of 1760 (corrosive solution) and 1 tote of 1824 (50%…
Q&A: Markings on a Bulk Packaging (Roll-off)
Another question through the Contact Me page of my website on April 3, 2016: Dear Daniel, A bulk container (rolloff box) requires to display the UN number in the sides? Best Regards My reply the next day (4.4.16): Yes. Pursuant…
The Identification Number Marking on Transport Vehicles and Freight Containers
When required on transport vehicles or freight containers (defined below), identification numbers for hazardous materials (found in Column 4 of the Hazardous Materials Table) must be displayed in one of three ways as detailed in 49 CFR 172.336. The allowable…