{"operation":"document","citation":"98-0548","title":"Ross Trucking Co., Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1998-04-03","effective_on":null,"summary":"98-0548 response to Ross Trucking Co., Inc. concerning 173.241.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0548.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0548.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0548","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1998/08396.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n•\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nWashington, D.C.\n20590\nResearch and\nAdministration\nSpecial Programs\nAPR 3 1993\nMs. Nancy McKnight\nRoss Trucking Co., Inc.\nPost Office Box 265\n2506 Green Hill Rd.\nElgin, SC 29045\nDear Ms. McKnight:\nThis spe tectise co your kito or vehicle sable for orcin their as or ad on\nin § 173.241 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).\nWhen the HMR authorize a \"non-DOT specification cargo tank motor vehicle suitable for\ntransport of liquids,\" any cargo tank may be used as long as it meets the general packaging\nrequirements in § 173.24 and 173.24b. The definition of a cargo tank is found in § 171.8\nwhich states:\n\"Cargo tank means a bulk packaging which:\n(1) Is a tank intended primarily for the carriage of liquids or gases and includes\nappurtenances, reinforcements, fittings, and closures (for tank, see 49 CFR\n178.345-1(c), 178.337-1, or 178.338-1, as applicable);\n(2) Is permanently attached to or forms a part of a motor vehicle but which, by\nreason of its size, construction or attachment to a motor vehicle is loaded or\nunloaded without being removed from the motor vehicle; and\nmulti-unit tank car tanks.\"\n(3) Is not fabricated under a specification for cylinders, portable tanks, tank cars, or\nI hope this answers your inquiry. If we can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate\nto contact us.\nSincerely,\nAplobl\nDimit Bill\nDelmer F. Billings\n839%\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nChief, Standards Development\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nContracter\n.. Ross Trucking Co, Inc.\n7: 17324:\n2506 Green Hill Road\nPO Box 265\nElgin, SC 29045\nPhone 803-438-5038\nFax 803-438-3069\nFebruary 25, 1998\nMr. Edward Mazzullo\nDHM-10\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Safety\nUS Department of Transportation\n400 Seventh Street, SW\nWashington, DC 20590\nRe: Request for Interpretation\nDear Mr. Mazzullo,\nPlease find enclosed a copy of our Hazardous Materials Certificate of Registration. Ross Trucking transports a\ncommodity listed as:\nNA 3082, III (DO18)\nHazardous Waste, Liquid, N.O.S., 9\nThis is a waste water product we transport from a chemical company to a treatment facility. Per a phone\nconversation with Mr. Mark Berger, US DOT, I was informed that the product tve transport is covered by\nmotor vehicle suitable for transport of liquids\".. Our wish is to transport this commodity in a non-coded tanker.\nRegulation 173.241 under section (b). Please clarify for me what constitutes a \"non-DOT specification cargo tank\nthem with something in writing stating that we can legally haul this product in a non coded tank. We were audited\nWe transport this commodity eleven miles to the treatment facility. The company we haul for wants me to provide\nin July of 1996 and the officers that audited us, Ruth L. King, Special Agent, US DOT, Columbia, SC and Eugene\nParnell, Jr., Safety Investigator, SC Transport Police, Columbia, SC informed us that we could use non-coded\nPlease call if you have any further questions and thank you for your assistance.\nSincerely,\nMancy MEknight\nNancy McKnight\n8396\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n-\n\"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nRESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION\nHAZARDOUS MATERIALS\nCERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION\nRegistrant:\nROSS TRUCKING CO. INC.\nPO Box 265\nAttn: Roger L Ross\nElgin, SC 29045\nby 49 CFR Part 107, Subpart G.\nThis certifies that the registrant is registered with the U.S. Department of Transportation as required\nThis certificate is issued under the authority of Section 106(c)(1) of the Hazardous Materials\nTransportation Act, 49 App. U.S.C. 1801, et. seg. It is unlawful to alter or falsify this document.\nReg. No: 052797 013 003F Issued: 05/29/97 Expires: 06/30/98\nRecordkeeping Requirements for the Registration Program\nTrom one ding or is be me of this ripate ol pest of business for a period of three years\n(2? finis Ceror ee of registrationamen: fild with RSPA: and\nmuster idea tied ast te US. DOT Hazmato Retrach track ther\nmust Keep a copy ore current Ceral cad of egistel on or anther dument bearag the registration\nPrograms Administration.\nNotes\n8396","truncated":false,"body_characters":4107}