Hauling drums of hazmat on flatbed......

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  1. nikmirbre

    nikmirbre Road Train Member

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    Ive looked and looked. Maybe I'm just not looking in the right places......

    Im suppose to pick up some 55 gallon drums of a hazardous material next week and I know Ive been to this shipper in Baltimore in the past and I think I ended up leaving because they just had the pallets sitting on the pallets(they weren't secured in anyway).

    Someone help me refresh my memory when it comes to hauling these.

    They have to be banded or shrink wrapped together on and to the pallet right?? And since its hazmat each individual drum must be labeled right?

    What else am I missing??
     
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  3. haz-matguru

    haz-matguru Road Train Member

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    You just covered it. But mmake sure they are secured from toward and rearward movement and you strap them after you throw some v birds acroos them
     
  4. nikmirbre

    nikmirbre Road Train Member

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    Also since they're 55 gallon drums......isnt it a rule that if hauling 55 gallon drums if the total is over 1000 gallons you have to have tanker?

    Im probably wrong on this....
     
  5. MACK E-6

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    Just don't confuse labels with placards. Labels go on each handling unit of the freight. Two are required on each, and on opposing sides. Placards are required on all four sides of the trailer.
     
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  6. haz-matguru

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    The tanker endorsement ruling wwas for totes. Now if drums were added I'm unaware of that
     
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  7. MACK E-6

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    I think he's right about the total.

    I had tanker before I had hazmat, so I never give it a second thought.
     
  8. haz-matguru

    haz-matguru Road Train Member

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    Wasn't that 2800 gals?
     
  9. haz-matguru

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    I'm forgot how that goes I haven't done ltl in 4yrs
     
  10. nikmirbre

    nikmirbre Road Train Member

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    I think they will be 4 to a pallet...... I know they each need one per(facing the outside). are you saying they need two?

    It'll be tarped.... I know about the 4 on the trailer....(placards)
     
  11. Jumbo

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    For a guy with the name Hazmatguru you don't know much.
     
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