33% of incidents that occur in transportation are the result of damage that occurs during the process of loading or unloading. Furthermore, most of the …
Department of Transporation and the United Nations
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Deciphering the Code: 1A2 Drums
The title of this post isn’t meant to be a super-secret code; it’s meant to denote a UN certified drum of a specific material. Most …
Kitty Litter Causes a Ruckus at the DOE!
A yearlong investigation by government scientists has concluded that a major accident at a nuclear waste dump was caused by the wrong brand of cat …
Can’t Find That Reference In the CFR?
Shippers of hazardous materials and dangerous goods know that compliance with interlinked paragraphs of the CFR is necessary to fulfill transportaion compliance. As one who …
DOT Predicts Billions for Future Oil Train Derailments
Train derailments involving crude oil and ethanol in the United States will cost more than $18 billion over the next 20 years, according to an …
DOT Investigates West Virginia HazMat Derailment
Charleston, West Virginia — DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and PHMSA are now moving forward with its full-scale forensic investigation into the derailment outside of …