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Fara wrote:

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Gentlemen,

I would like to address an issue of transporting SH 12.5%. As far as I know, as per DOT, person with regular Texas driver licence is allowed to transport less than 1000 lbs, which is approximately equates to 2 - 55 drums.

Therefore, if you haul more than 110 gallons of bleach without Hazmat license, you may be fined by DOT. (CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG0

I am posting the link as to what it takes to get HAZMAT ENDORSED LICENSE in the state of Texas:

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/driverlicense/hme.htm

Thank you,

Fara

 

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We use Sodium Hypochlorite, not bleach!

I spoke to Neal at U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) last week to get some clarification on some other matters and you are correct, as has been stated here many times by AC and others, 1000 lbs or approx. 2 drums. Once someone is over 1001 lbs then they will also need placards.

As I read the regs., once the placards go on the yes, they will need the CDL and a Haz Mat endorsement.

[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR383.5]

[Page 874-877]

[Page 875]

12007 of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986.
    Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) means a motor vehicle or combination 
of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property 
if the motor vehicle--
    (a) Has a gross combination weight rating of 11,794 kilograms or 
more (26,001 pounds or more) inclusive of a towed unit with a gross 
vehicle weight rating of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds); or
    (b) Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 11,794 or more kilograms 
(26,001 pounds or more); or
    (c) Is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the 
driver; or
(d) Is of any size and is used in the transportation of materials 
found to be hazardous for the purposes of the Hazardous Materials 
Transportation Act and which require the motor vehicle to be placarded 
under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR part 172, subpart F).

See 49 CFR, Part 172, Subpart F, for complete placarding regulations.

• Each person who offers for transportation or transports any hazardous material
subject to the Hazardous Materials Regulations must comply with all applicable
requirements of Subpart F [§172.500].
• Placards may be displayed for a hazardous material, even when not required, if
the placarding otherwise conforms to the requirements of Subpart F of Part 172
[§172.502(c)].
• For other than Class 7 or the DANGEROUS placard, text indicating a hazard
(e.g., “FLAMMABLE”) is not required. Text may be omitted from the OXYGEN
placard only if the specific ID number is displayed on the placard
[§172.519(b)(3)].
• For a placard corresponding to the primary or subsidiary hazard class of a
material, the hazard class or division number must be displayed in the lower
corner of the placard.
• Any bulk packaging, freight container, unit load device, transport vehicle or rail
car containing any quantity of material listed in Table 1 must be placarded
[§172.504].
• When the aggregate gross weight of all hazardous materials in non-bulk
packages covered in Table 2 is less than 454 kg (1,001 lbs), no placard is
required on a transport vehicle or freight container when tranpsorted by highway
or rail [§172.504(c)].
• Notes: See §172.504(f)(10) for placarding Division 6.1, PG III materials.
• Placarded loads require registration with USDOT. See §107.601 for registration
regulations.
• The new ORGANIC PEROXIDE placard becomes mandatory 1 January 2011 for
transportation by rail, vessel, or aircraft and 1 January 2014 for transportation by
highway. The placard will enable transport workers to readily distinguish peroxides
from oxidizers [§172.552]. For information, see §171.14.
This Chart is available online at the following link:
http://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat
USDOT/PHMSA/OHMIT/PHH-50
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20590
Phone: (202) 366-4900
Email:
PHH50-0119-1110
General Guidelines on Use of Warning Labels and Placards
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DISPLAYS