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US DOT Embraces Auto Driving
The United States surface transportation system provides tremendous mobility benefits, including widespread access to jobs, goods, and services. It also connects many remote regions of …
PHMSA Announces Advisory Committee on Transportation of Lithium Batteries
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced on May 9th, 2019, that it is soliciting nominees for a new …
DOT Responds to NON-HAZMAT in a UN DRUM
DOT offers interpretations of specific questions regarding regulated shipments. Recently, Glenn Foster, Chief of the Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch of the DOT’s Standards and …
Move Over It’s the Law
If your car has ever broken down or you have had a flat tire, being stranded on the side of a road, can be very …
Decoding the UN Marking on a Drum
Every UN certified drum has a “birthmark” but few shippers know the meaning of these markings. In accordance with UN recommendations, certified markings indicate the …