A Miami-based air transport company pleaded guilty to knowingly offering hazardous materials to an air carrier. The freight forwarder was accused of intentionally loading pallets …
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UPS Tightens Up On Hazardous Material Shipments
At a recent conference of the Hazardous Materials Advisory Council, the Hazardous Materials Systems Manager for UPS, Brad Cook, announced that UPS had begun a …
Is UN Certification Enough?
According to Martin Castle, chief consultant of dangerous goods to PIRA International, "Many in industry assume that if they are in possession of UN tested …
Another Tale Of Undeclared Cargo
A French tour operator was charged this month with illegally transporting hazardous materials after a flare gun ignited in his suitcase at Miami Intl. Airport. …
Marking And Testing Clarifications
Hazmat employers who fail to provide training or maintain test records account for more than one third of the DOT‘s enforcement actions pertaining to violations …
The Increasing Cost Of Hazmat Fines
About 60% of the hazardous materials transported within the United States, travels aboard commercial aircraft making almost every airplane a hazardous material transporter. Resulting from …