{"operation":"document","citation":"13-0086","title":"Texkota Transit, LLC — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2013-05-09","effective_on":null,"summary":"13-0086 response to Texkota Transit, LLC concerning 172.504.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0086.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0086.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0086","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/2026-02/130086.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Ave, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nMAY 0 9 2013\nMr. HC Brown\nManager\nTexkota Transit, LLC\nP.O. Box 2001\nKilgore, TX 75663\nRef. No.: 13-0086\nDear Mr. Brown:\nThis is in response to your April 24, 2013 email, concerning the display of placards on motor\nvehicles. You asked whether the display of two-sided placard affixed on the crossbar of a\nheadache rack (approximately six inches behind and even in height with the cab), with one placard\nvisible from the front, one from the rear, would comply with the placarding requirements of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Patis 171-180 ).\nThe answer to your question is no. When placarding is required by§ 172.504 ofthe HMR, a\ntransport vehicle must be placarded \"on each side and each end.\" The placarding scenario that you\ndescribe in your letter does not meet the requirement in§ 172.504 for placarding on each side and\neach end of a transport vehicle.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact\nthis office.\nSincerely,\n!Uaff·\nDelmer Billings\nSenior Regulatory Advisor\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nINFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nFriday, April 26, 2013 2:30 PM\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFW: 172.516 Placarding\nHi Carolyn,\nThis caller requested we submit his e-mail as a formal letter of interpretation.\nThanks,\nVictoria\nFrom: Texkota Transit [mailto:texkotatransitllc@yahoo.com]\nSent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 4:10PM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nSubject: 172.516 Placarding\nI plan to operate a Dodge Crew Cab 5500 single axle vehicle with an 11' flat bed. I have a headache rack\nthat is approximately 6\" behind the cab and the height is even with said cab. According to regulation 172.516\nparagraph (a) \"each placard must be clearly visible from the direction it faces\" My desire is to affix a two sided\nplacard(s) on the cross bar of the headache rack with one side facing forward and the other side facing the rear.\nThe visibility from both directions would be greatly enhanced and protection of the placard(s) from road debris,\nmud, and unfortunate incidents with other vehicles would be more secure. Your consideration and hopefully\npositive interpretation is greatly appreciated.\nHC Brown Manager\nTexkota Transit, LLC\nP.O. Box 2001\nKilgore, Texas 75663\nOffice (903) 984-1961\nFax (903) 984-0946\nCell (903) 241 5222\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":2504}