For many years, the US Department of Transportation has been randomly testing hazardous materials (dangerous goods) packagings at their Package Testing Lab in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania. Designed and manufactured to meet the performance testing criteria of the DOT and the United Nations, Tobyhanna replicates the test parameters that are indicated by the markings on hazardous materials [...] Read Full Story
Field officials with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will visit most of the nation‘s hazardous material carriers in the coming months. Their mission is to increase the level of awareness of hazardous material carriers to terrorist threats. These visits will not result in a compliance review or enforcement action. The information being provided by [...] Read Full Story
Early next year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will unveil a program for smart container seals that guarantee shipments have not been tampered with after inspection at foreign ports. The smart-seal program is part of the effort to ensure that no bombs or hazardous materials find their way into about seven million containers arriving [...] Read Full Story