The 1001 lbs threshold is now 2205 of a single hazmat commodity.then you need a specific placcard that matches the commodity. Do not smoke while carrying flammables or oxidizers or explosives. Certain items cannot be transported together unless your company has a waiver from fmcsa. Like no poisonous gas and flammables together. No foodstuffs transported with any kind of poison. Corrosives and liquid oxidizers transported together should be separated and 6 inches off the floor so if one leaks, it cannot react with the other. Look at the response book you must have, all loading haz mat commodities is covered. Just because you have a haz mat endorsement on your license, the carrier must also have the hazmat insurance and training etc, or it is breaking the rules.
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For example, there's nothing wrong with choosing to forgo a "dangerous" placard in favor of the individual classes if you're carrying two. -
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Placarded or not. If your pulling a tanker you had better have a copy of the last contained or a current washout slip.
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And just before you pull onto the scales hit the brakes real hard to get the load surging. Usually they will wave you thru instead of waiting for things to settle down.
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Don't forget inter trip inspection. Every 150 or 3 hrs.
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