hazmat verses nonhazmat for a hotshot

They were regulated under ORM-D which became class 9 [other regulated materials] however the 'modernization' that allowed 'materials of trade' to cover torches and such in a workman's truck and similar 'improvements' have came into place over the past few years..

Limited Quantity Exemption eliminates the need for placards, HM on the CDL, and simplified the shipping paper requirements for small packages of stuff, like the ethanol based flavorings and extracts used in food, perfumes and just about anything not toxic when packaged in end consumer sized packages...

About time they did something that makes sense.....

 

yeah ok...my current job (the past 8 years now), i am lucky to get ONE shoe sized box of some sort of hazmat stuff, once or twice a year.

so i fell by the wayside with the regulations on this job.

 

Tractor or any gas/ diesel powered equipment hauled as cargo IS hm. You can find "internal combustion engines" in haz mat table of federal regulations. However they are excepted from most requirements. Placards are not required, hence hm endorsement not required. However, an mcs 90 for $1m (insurance) is required. It is definitely haz mat, but affects nearly nothing except insurance..... By federal regulations.