The FAA has recently proposed new civil penalties against five companies for violating their Hazardous Materials regulations. According to the FAA, the companies shipments were not up to new regulation standards. Their shipping labels were the area of greatest concern, …
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has exercised its power within the nation’s cross-border pilot program to maintain authority over U.S. trucking operations even after the program ends. Although the program between the U.S. and Mexico began in 2011, it …
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has proposed two new regulations that could benefit both retailers and transporters. They also offer up new rules regarding the power to shut down businesses that fail to make payments on time …
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has recently released an emergency order that requires all railroad trains carrying Bakken Crude Oil to immediately notify the State Emergency Response Commissions. With recent railroad failures and accidents the DOT has become increasingly …
Hazardous Material Compliance News United Parcel Service, more popularly known as UPS, made an announcement that it will begin to pass on hazardous material information by electronic means – either by fax or phone fax beginning June 1st this year. …
The move of the United States Department of Transportation to require the implementation of DOT Hazardous Materials Training is very timely. This Emergency Order compels all shippers to test products coming from the BAKKEN formation. It is meant to guarantee …
Any shipper of a hazardous material (HazMat) is required to provide the correct hazard communication methods, in order to identify the potential hazards posed by the material being transported. At TCA, our DOT (Department of Transportation) Hazardous material training is …
May 1, 2013 | Our contact with hazardous materials (HazMat for short) and dangerous goods may be more frequent than expected. The Department of Transportation defines a hazardous material as, “a substance or material capable of posing an unreasonable risk …