Question: Hi Daniel, Thank you for your help. I have another issue, I’d like to run by you. I have been allowing trained researcher to use their personal vehicles for single use transportation of exempt samples, patient samples that could…
FAQ: Can we transport this HazMat?
Can the following hazardous materials (HazMat) be transported by company employees in a company vehicle on a public road (for business purposes, natch)? 3 x 5 gallon containers of Acetone 1 x 5 gallon container of Methanol Answer: yes, those…
Q&A: How may I transport small amounts of HazMat by a public roadway?
A question from a recent customer (02.06.17): Hello, Daniel we have an location a mile down the road that needs some raw material and are hazmat. Need to see if you can give some direction on the rules of small…
Q&A: Transporting Lead Acid Batteries for Reclamation as a Material of Trade
A former coworker contacted me with a question on January 29, 2016: I have a quick question for you Dan. If a facility has 5 – 6 consumer (car type) lead-acid batteries that they want to take to a salvage…
49 CFR 173.6 – The Materials of Trade Exception
The Materials of Trade Exception for the Transportation of Hazardous Materials
As a shipper of hazardous materials, you are likely comfortable with routine HazMat shipments: Offer a hazardous material for transportation to a carrier. Carrier transports HazMat to destination. HazMat received at destination. Sometimes, however, you’re faced with a non-routine situation: …