The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration enforces the Hazardous Materials Regulations on our nation’s highways, requiring anyone who offers, ships, or transports a hazardous material to include ...

WHEN a hazardous materials accident occurs, time is a precious commodity. How long it takes responders to secure the scene could mean the difference between life and death. It is important that each ...

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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a September 30th Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to the ...

Because of heightened security concerns and recent hazmat transportation incidents, the shipping paper has come under more scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and state inspectors ...

National Tank Truck Carriers and American Trucking Associations reaffirmed their support for utilizing electronic shipping papers in hazardous materials transportation in comments filed Oct. 23 in ...

Information detailing the number and type of packages is now required to be included with hazardous materials descriptions on shipping papers. Hazmat shippers and carriers can avoid costly citations ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] National Tank Truck Carriers and American Trucking Associations have petitioned federal hazardous materials regulators to “without delay ...

Many shippers and transporters of hazardous materials are familiar with the small orange Emergency Response Guidebook. Most associate the ERG with compliance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations ...

Trucking association leaders request rulemaking that authorizes electronic alternatives to current paper-based requirements in latest comments filed with PHMSA. National Tank Truck Carriers and ...