For more than 10 years, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) has contracted with a package testing …
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We Are Teaching HazMat Awareness At School!
Teaching children about the presence of hazardous materials is our new “grass-roots” approach to educating the public on dangerous goods transport. Combining the brain trust …
Business Owner Guilty For Shipping Hazardous Material
We’ve written about enforcement proceedings regarding non-complaint shipments of hazardous materials by air. As a case in point, on May 1, 2008, Mark Henry pled …
Olympic Preparations Include HazMat Restrictions
In order to prepare for the upcoming summer Olympics in August, China is adopting various restrictions on the transportation of dangerous goods as well as …
Raw Materials Skyrocketing – Possible Shortages Too
Once again, prices are soaring. Whether it’s fuel for our cars, gas for our bake ovens or resins for our paints, we’re seeing substantial increases …
Ltl Freight Rates To Possibly Soar
Since 2006, the National Motor Freight Transportation Association (NMFTA) has been investigating the overhaul of charges for empty packagings that are shipped LTL (Less-Than-Truckload). The …