So I hauled my first hazmat load today

Oh yeah, nothing like poppin' the cherry

 

Dis you also stop every couple hours to check your load?

 

check your placards too, they fly off the trailers a lot. make sure they're secure. If you're going through az, mandatory stop at the scale, Ca too I believe.

 

I overheard some dude on the CB a week or so ago saying that now, B/L's must be in a plastic pouch in addition to being in the door storage slot (not on the driver's seat or within reach of the driver). He also said something to indicate this was not a "company policy", but rather a new federal requirement.

I guess they want B/L's to survive water from a fire truck? Don't haul hazmat where I am now so unsure if this was CB BS or something real and official in terms of requirements.

Can anyone validate this?

 

Not me.
Too much hassle for too little extra pay.

The only time I've been pulled over while driving was because I was pulling a HM load, and it was for a random inspection.
Funny thing, the cop got stung by a bee just as he was starting the inspection and cut me loose.

I dropped the HM endorsement a couple years ago.

 

Not required in Cali.

 

Sounds like you did everything correct,you don't need more training.