When Russ Cramer hands new owner-operators the hazmat book, they sometimes act as if the book itself were toxic. “The look on their faces often says, ‘Oh, no,'” says Cramer, who supervised contractors ...

The 2012 edition of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) has been released, featuring new information about gases, placarding and responses to incidents ...

First responders should become familiar with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard classes for hazardous materials and the placards and labels used to identify those hazards. This ...

We've all seen them, whether on a road trip, or just commuting to work. Semi-trucks and tankers are everywhere. Hundreds of those trucks are carrying hazardous materials -- like gasoline and other ...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. literally sat in my chair and laughed after reading the story regarding potential changes to the current hazardous materials placards. My first thought was, ...