USDOT Compliance Questions

Usually one company one dot number. I'm not an independent or o/o however. U might get more detailed advice in the "ask an o/o" section

 

Probably be best to go to your local D.O.T. Office of Enforcement and show them what you have and see what they say? Whatever they say will be what you have to do. Hazmat is not something they take lightly.

If you have a CDL, you have to have a Hazmat Endorsement if you haul more than 1000 LBS of Hazmat Material. Im not sure about non cdl or if you can even haul 1000 lbs of Hazmat without a CDL?

As for the D.O.T. number, I think you only have to have 1 D.O.T. number per company, though Im not sure how you are setup?

Best to get advise from the people who enforce the regs on situations like this or either talk to a good Trucking Attorney.

 

In Missouri if u haul a reportable quantity of hazmat in say, a van or a p/u truck, then u need a class c cdl w/ hazmat

I've generally found asking folks at license testing centers, dmv, or other such government organizations is either marginally helpfull or just plain incorrect. They tend to give u the run around, send u in circles, or answer a question lik a politician. Dmv where I'm from is privately owned...

I guess it wouldn't hurt. I wonder if there is a dot compliance assistance business or maybe a side service of a lawyer..
Just spit Ballin here

 

1 DOT number for all the trucks in your business. Update the number of trucks to the FMCSA website. Form 150 I think

 

one DOT number, it is called a census number...

Placardable amounts of Haz mat require HM CDL in any vehicle.

Non has rules apply when no HM is present you also need to register with the DOT as a HM carrier every year and have the correct amount of insurance coverage.

Nasty HM requires even higher insurance and a higher level of HM registration

Training requirements extend to the admin and in house people involved in the HM process AND you need a Security plan, post 9-11...they look to see the records of training which needs to be completed within 90 days of becoming a HM involved employee...

 

Hazmat is not a one size fits all. Depending of what it is Hazmat can be any quantity up to 1,000. NO you can NOT haul Hazmat that requires placards even if it is a pickup without a CDL. FYI there is such a thing as a class C CDL. I knew a guy back in Georgia that had one.

 

Heres a chart that will help. Anything listed on Table 1 must be Placarded regardless of weight or quantity. Things listed on Table 2 only require placarding if more than 1000 lbs. Anything that must be placarded requires a CDL with hazmat endorsement according to the regs.


Table 1 lists categories of hazardous material which require placarding no matter what amount of material is being hauled. Any quantity of hazardous material covered by Table 1 must be placarded, which means you must have a CDL with a HAZMAT endorsement to haul it.

Table 2 also lists categories of hazardous materials and the placarding requirements, but there are some exceptions. The big one is, when hazardous materials covered by Table 2 of this section are transported by highway or rail, placards are not required on a transport vehicle which contains less than 454 kg (1001 pounds) aggregate gross weight of hazardous materials covered by Table 2.

 

The only thing I want to add here is that "reportable quantity" (RQ) is something about reporting spills and not about weight of a Hazmat being hauled.. Be careful with the terminology, its enough to make you screw up on tests or with learning this topic in general

"The RQ is the quantity of hazardous substances that, when released into the environment, can cause substantial endangerment to public health or the environment.Definition. Reportable Quantity (RQ)Sep 28, 2010"