In the January 2003 edition of HAZARDOUS CARGO BULLETIN, the esteemed British publication dedicated to Dangerous Goods issues, I recently participated in a special survey …
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Customs Jumps Into The Shipping Security Ring
Focusing on international shippers and freight agents, the US Customs Service has established a security program to manage the huge share of goods that move …
Solids To Liquids To Solids And In Between
At the first meeting of the 2002/2002 biennium, an observer to the United Nations (UN) pointed out that there might be conflicts when classifying substances …
Snail Mail Poses Federal Rulemaking Delays
In response to delays caused by recent terrorist events, the U. S. Department of Transportation‘s Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) has extended to Feb. …
Tire Troubles Give Way To Radio Frequency Tracking
Already proposed for the tracking of hazardous material shipments and disposal, Radio Frequency Identification tracking (RFID) is soon to be used by the major automobile …
Pre-transportation Responsibilities Elevated With Hm-223
HM-223 is the newly proposed regulation that determines pre-transportation functions. While nothing has changed in terms of what shippers are required to do, there has …