Hazmat Placard Holders for Flatbed

Yes the flip ones. They get riveted to the trailer usually, back is on dot bumper. Sides under rub rail etc

 

If you are stopped for an inspection -- make sure you have spare placards handy.

-- L

 

Rear - screw or rivet in




Sides - screw in between all other boxes, racks and BS you have going on.



Weld a stake pocket on the front of the trailer



Carry a screw gun and the 'slip in' placard holder so you can change out if needed.



YOU WILL NEED the slip in placard holders and some clear plastic cover sheets to prevent them flying out/ripping etc. UNLESS you absolutely know that the product you'll be hauling will fit into the 9 classes that the flip provides.

OR you can buy the fancy ones with the 4 'rolodex' style flips that you can display UN numbers with.

BEFORE you haul a hazmat load, you'd better know your stuff on all the routes, paperwork, requirements, railroad crossings ETC ETC ETC ad nauseam - because, it's a target on your back at all times, for the DOT.

I set all this up and have probably hauled 2 loads in 5 years that were placarded - because flatbed loads of hazmat oughta pay $7-$10/mile for the risk involved, and all the added insurance and BS that comes with it.

In my experience, the juice was not worth the squeeze. Most hazmat loads I see pay a smidge above legal freight.

Flatbed hazmat comes with additional risk, don't take much for that forklift driver to nick a tote with his forks, and 100 miles down the road, you have a leaking trail of something nasty seeping through your deck, ruining your trailer, and when you do get pulled over - the HAZMAT clean up crew costs well over $10K to come and clean it up.

Try a railroad crossing violation - that will cost you a 90 day CDL suspension, and another will see you flipping burgers for a year or two wondering why you had the dumb idea to haul hazmat on the spot market in the first place.

Good luck.

 

I take a placard and bolt 4 of those big OS flag magnets to it.
Stick on front of trailer right front side. Never lost one yet.
The stick in the post works well as long as the roads are smoother than the ones in Louisiana.

 

That's a good idea.

I peg a nail or screw in the bottom of the stick to keep it from popping out, bungee cord works too.

 

Last time I bought one it was around $40 dollars.
Theft is a problem with them here.
The rest have a riveted both sides and rear.
I added a bolt also to slow the thieves down.
Front ones fit in my bunk door.
We are required to have two showing on each side.
The ones with numbers were $60 dollars each.
I believe the day will be not far off when the numbered ones will be required.

 

Used to you could get the ones that go into pockets.
Not like this guys.