Frits Wybenga has been selected to fill the position of Deputy Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety in DOT‘s Research and Special Programs Administration. Frits leaves behind his position as Coordinator of International Standards where he has served successfully in representing the international presence of the DOT efforts.
As defined by the DOT in 49 CFR 178.8, Composite Packaging means a package consisting of an outer package and an inner receptacle, so constructed that the inner receptacle and the outer packaging form an integral packaging. Once assembled it remains thereafter an integrated single unit; it is filled, stored, shipped and emptied as such. [...] Read Full Story
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposed a recent rulemaking on cargo securement while in commercial motor carriage in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. The standard also would include applicability to intermodal freight containers. Many civil penalty cases have been brought under the existing regulations, against both shippers who load vehicles and carriers who operate [...] Read Full Story