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 …
HazMat
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 …
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 …
COSTHA Packaging Committee Working with DOT
At the January 2015 quarterly meeting of the Council on the Safe Transport of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA) in Arlington, VA., the Packaging Committee spoke with …
The High Cost of Non-Compliant Shipments!
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing civil penalties ranging from $54,000 to $91,000 against seven companies for allegedly violating Hazardous …