hazmat placard rule

The placards are legally required to be removed when there is no longer a placardable amount of hazardous materials in the transport vehicle (in this instance a trailer). In that regard, the trailer must remain placarded until all class 1 (explosives), class 6 (poisons), and class 7 (radioactive) are removed. With all other haz mat the placards are legally removed when there is less than 454 kg (1001 lb).

In the real world, if you didn't take the placards off until you pulled away from the dock there would be no enforcement official citing you because that is a matter of convenience and to your benefit because it's mostly too hard to open a trailer door to remove a placard while at a dock. But forget and hit the street.............look out Snoopy

 

No you may not remove the placard because of residue still in trailer. It must be steamed out completely then a blank placards may be placed in addition.

 

Never heard of it.

You take off placards or cover them with a opaque spray when empty. Not a moment before.

 

How do you get the hazmat stickers off a trailer i'm picking up an empty but the stickers are really glued on there? I tried using a scraper but i'm just scratching the trailer. An idea how to get them off?

 

If you take the placards off can it still explode?

 

Simple razor blade works well, even in the cold. Just work from any sharp corner.

 

Gonna need a lot more than just a razor blade, these stickers has just turned this load into a nightmare. I picked up this trailer at 8 am this morning to get to a 12:00 appointment in geneva ny. I figured it wouldnt take more than 30 mins to get these stickers off, oh boy was i wrong. The only thing i could get at the moment at a truck stop ws a can of wd 40 to help loosen them up but it still took over 45 minutes just getting one side of the trailer clean and then on the other side one of the stickers is at least at the 9 ft mark on the trailer, i dont how am i gonna reach that one. Did i tell btw that the trailer has 2 sticker each( corrosive n toxic). So having got one side clean i had to drive with the other ones on there 15 miles to make sure i am on time for my appointment. I figured i could get somemore of them off while they loaded the trailer but nope. It turns out this is one of those places where you have to wait inside while they load you. So now here i wait wondering what the heck am i gonna do because the delivery appointment is at 20:00 this evening 300 miles away. I mean these stickers are really ON this trailer like they were glued on or something. Can i just cover them up or something because removing them really isnt seeming like an option at this point?

 

You guys do know that the original poster posted this on May, 2008, that's how many years ago?????
Mods, can you please adopt a way to warn posters they are posting to a old post before they hit the post reply button.. Thanks.

 

A portable torch works well too. Just make sure you’re using a huge orange flame.