Re: Re: tank on wheels

Posted by john in la on April 24, 2004 at 21:42:33 from (67.35.234.102):

In Reply to: Re: tank on wheels posted by fixerupper on April 24, 2004 at 19:29:15:

Well the CDL study guide is not the place to look if you want to find the rules I stated but let me get mine out and see what I can find in it.
First off lets clarify that if this was a water tank this would be the same as a welder or compressor because it is under 1000 gals. The thing that makes this tank special is it will haul hazardous materials. You can see this (at least in my guide) by reading the tank vehicle section and the front section where it says what license you need for what trucks. In the pickup; car section it says CDL required only if these vehicles haul hazardous materials.

Now for the rest of the rules you will need the Hazardous Materials Compliance Pocketbook. (the red book)
In the material index it list Diesel fuel as....
Hazard Class or division.......3
ID #...........................NA1993
PG.............................III (this is the packing group. Group III is minor degree of danger)
Label Codes....................NONE
Placards.......................Combustible (Bulk Only)
A hazard class 3 covers flammable and combustible liquids. Flammable is flash point not more than 141° F.(GASOLINE) Combustible is flash between 141° F. and 200° F.(DIESEL)
It goes on to say how you must use a bonding wire while loading ect..ect. It list all the other rules I stated. Get a copy and read it.

Any bulk tank that was placarded while loaded must still carry these same placards when empty until such time it has been loaded with another product that requires a different placard or no placards or has been washed out by steam cleaning. This is why when you see a gas truck deliver at a station and leave the placards are still on it.

So yes your story would make me verrrrrrrry confused also. You all are very lucky. The only thing I can say is it was a few years ago and the DOT man's wife must of been nice to him the night before. I would not try that trick now. They are very strict on hazardous materials now; at least in my area. But what do I know. I only work for the largest supplier of road diesel in the US and load; haul; and deliver over 150,000 gallons of diesel and gas a week.

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