Hazmat empty totes

Yes

 

yes

 

To be more specific.

49 CFR 173.29 - Empty packagings.

§ 173.29 Empty packagings.
(a) General. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an empty packaging containing only the residue of a hazardous material shall be offered for transportation and transported in the same manner as when it previously contained a greater quantity of that hazardous material.

 

Yes. When I pulled hazmat tankers, the placards had to stay on until the trailer was washed out.

 

yes

 

Yes and the same rules apply for bulk versus regular placards.

BTW, in my experience it's the shippers who are returning MT hazmat totes who are most likely to get their paperwork wrong. Sometimes they are manufacturers that order hazmat items but don't ship hazmat products. They still need to have the proper description, emergency contact info, etc.

Remember it might be the shippers responsibility, but it's going to be you standing in that weigh station.

 

Unless you have a document showing that they were purged prior to transport, then yes.