Re: Gasoline Transport

Posted by John in La on August 26, 2018 at 08:31:17 from (24.158.216.181):

In Reply to: Gasoline Transport posted by L.Fure on August 26, 2018 at 07:16:17:

"Average Joe" being an average farmer? All of the farmers around here have 100 gallon fuel tanks in the beds of their pickup trucks. They fill those tanks at the local filling stations and then drive home, or to the field where they are working. Some of the bigger operators have trailers built specifically for the purpose of transporting fuel. Having fuel delivered to the farm by a tankwagon truck is a thing of the past.

Every time this subject comes up I try to give the law and what is "Legal"
I have even had Bret4207 a X DOT cop question my answers so he went and ask friends of his on the DOT to confirm my answers.
I deal with this everyday so while I do not know everything I do know more than most on this site.
While a short answer of you can not do it legally should be good enough you always have someone that says "what if"

For the average Joe/Farmer what ever you want to call him.

He can haul Diesel in non bulk containers IE; 119 gallons or less; and load the truck with as many non bulk containers as the truck will haul. This is because Diesel is NOT regulated by the DOT in non bulk containers. It is not considered a haz mat material.
In bulk it is regulated and you must follow DOT haz mat rules that the average Joe/farmer most likely can not unless he is a BTO.

For Gasoline it is regulated in all quantities. Even the empty once contained container is regulated.
You can not transport any quantity of haz mats without following DOT haz mat rules.
For the average joe/farmer/construction worker/ect there is a exception to the rules.
It is called materials of trade rules.
The limit is 440 lbs of all haz mats loaded.
You also have container size conditions.
For a Class III it is 8 gallons.
Gasoline is a Class III product.
For a Class II product I think it is a half a gallon but I would have to go look that up.

So for the average joe/farmer he can haul gasoline in approved containers IE; red with the word gasoline on the package; or has a Class 3 UN1203 placard on all 4 sides. The container can not be over 8 gallons and you can not haul over 440 lbs at once.

Yes they haul gasoline in 55 gallon plastic and steel drums.
Yes they haul gasoline in 9200 tanker trailers.
But these are not average joe/farmers.
They have a approved bill of lading; haz may authority from the government; DOT number; haz mat insurance; CDL with Haz mat endorsement; formal haz mat training; and the list goes on and on.
The average joe/farmer has non of the above.

So to answer the original poster.
Keep using your 5 gallon jugs. OR......
If you want to use your 55 gallon plastic container put UN1203 placards on the drum; fill out a formal bill of lading and do all the other things haz mat transporting requires.

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