{"operation":"document","citation":"09-0120","title":"Fleet Safety Services, Inc — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2010-04-01","effective_on":null,"summary":"09-0120 response to Fleet Safety Services, Inc concerning 171.8, 172.504.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0120.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0120.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0120","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2009/090120.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Ave, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nAPR 0 1 2010\nMr. Gary LaBreck\nFleet Safety Services, Inc\nl2 Harvard Street\nWorcester, MA 01609\nRef. No. 09-0120\nDear Mr. LaBreck:\nI\nThis responds to your letter requesting clarification of the placarding requirements under the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CPR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ~sk\nwhether a pickup truck towing a trailer is considered two separate transport vehicles for the\npurposes of placarding under the HMR. Your client intends to tr~sport less than 1 ,dp1 Ibs\naggregate gross weight of non-toxic compressed gases in both the! pickup truck and t~e trailer\nwhere the total aggregate gross weight of cylinders in both cargo-¢arrying bodies exqeeds\n1,001Ibs. I\nI\nAs you are aware, § 171.8 of the HMR defines a transport vehicle as \"a cargo-carryirlg\nvehicle such as an automobile, van, tractor, truck, semitrailer, tank car or railcar used\\ for the\ntransportation of cargo by any mode. Each cargo-carrying body {trailer, rail car, etc'tiS a\nseparate transport vehicle.\" Additionally, you are aware that placards are not require' on a\ntransport vehicle which contains less than 454 kg (I,OOllbs) aggregate gross weight, f\nI\nhazardous materials covered by table 2 of paragraph ( e) under § 172.504. In the scen~rio you\ndescribe, the pick-up truck and trailer are two separate transport vehicles each carrying less\nthan 454 kg (l,OOllbs) of eligible hazardous materials. Therefore, neither the pick-up truck\nnor the trailer is required to be placarded in highway transportation.\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n. Drakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>\n.. From: INFOCNTR <PHMSA>\n. Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 3:34 PM\nTo: Drakeford, Carolyn :<PHMSA> I\nSubject: FW: Hazmat Information Center Feedback: General Information, RegU~lations, al\"ld Definitions\n(Sections 171 1 &ndash; 171.26) ~\n·\n-----Original Message----From:\nPHMSA-Feedback [mailto:PHMSA-Feedback] ~ r. ' tS 1112 .6D'1 .\n~'1.1\n~ ,)\nSent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 3:06 PM\n~nl-hoV\\~ 1/ g1f.!a~d'd\nTo: PHMSA HM InfoCenter; PHMSA Webmaster\nect: Hazmat Information Center feedback: General Information, Regu1atio~s, and(J it\nDefinitions (Sections 171.1 &ndash; 171.26)\nREQUEST FOR A INTERPRETATION LETTER\n§171.8 Definitions and abbreviation~.\nTransport vehicle means a vehicle such as an automobile, van. tractor,\ntruck, semitrailer, tank car or used for the transportation of car¢o by any mode.\nEach cargo-carrying body (trailer, car, etc.) is a transport vehicle.\n§172.504 General placarding requirements.\n(c) (1) A transport vehicle or freight container which less than 45 kg (1001\npounds) aggregate gross of hazardous materials by Table 2 of paragraph (e)\nof this section; or\nCould I please receive an interpretation letter on the\nI have a client that does environmental testing. They which as\na GVWR of 10,001 lbs or more. They also tow a trailer\nmore.\nThey haul cylinders of compressed the trailer. They ~nder 454kg\n(1001 pounds). Per 172.504(c) (1) it not meet the plac~rding requiremen~s.\n! I\nUnder 171.8 it states that the and trailer are a e transport cleo\nThe question for the interpretation letter is, can they cartry cylinders in\nvehicle as long as each vehicle has a weight under 454 (~001 pounds)?\nName: Gary LaBreck\nOrganization: Fleet Services lIne.\nEmail: glabreck@fleet-safety.com\nAddress: 12 Harvard Street\n: Worcester\nZip Code: 01609\nPhone: 508-868-1380\nFAX: 508-831-7611\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":3690}