Re: tank on wheels

Posted by john in la on April 24, 2004 at 07:04:24 from (66.157.43.154):

In Reply to: tank on wheels posted by stan on April 23, 2004 at 22:06:21:

I think that is very good advise to contact your local DOT and ask them the rules. They are very very strict when it comes to hazardous materials and will not look the other way even for minor volitions like they may do on regular DOT rules. You may be able to class it as a non licensed farm vehicle but I would not hold my breath on that. I think most you see pulling non licensed tanks are pulling fertilizer and those that sneak by pretending to haul such.

I have a CDL with a tank and hazardous endorsement and while I should know all the rules I am not dumb enough to think I do.

With that said I will give you some incite so you will have a idea of what questions to ask.
A cargo tank is any bulk liquid tank of any size whether or not permanently attached to vehicle that is of such size it is not removed from vehicle for loading or unloading.
Any vehicle whether it be a cargo tank are a equipment trailer has the same rules to follow to be licensed for road use.
In addition to this a cargo tank on a truck or trailer must have a annually tank leak test.
The cut off for a CDL is 26,000 lbs or any size vehicle that needs placards.
The cut off for the tank endorsement is 1000 gallons.
The cut off for a hazardous material endorsement is any vehicle that needs placards.
The cut off rules for placards of class 3 flammable or combustible liquids is 1001 lbs. This means you can haul up to 1001 lbs of diesel in 5 gallon cans ( about 138 gallons) and not fall under this rule. If you read a little further down the rule it says this does not apply to cargo tanks. A cargo tank (see rule above) is required to have ID number placards on 2 opposing sides for up to 1000 gallons and all 4 sides for above 1000 gallons. The ID # for gas is 1203 and the # for diesel is 1993.

So as you can see there are many rules to consider and while some posters may have well intensions of giving you good advise I would take these post with a grain of salt. Contact and talk to your local DOT because every since 9/11 they have gotten real hard on hazardous materials.

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