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I intend no disrespect but will say that I generally get a good night's sleep in a moving truck. It helps to trust your co-driver totally. It helps when your truck rides quiet and smooth. It helps to have a comfortable bed. It helps when you manage your sleep well buy avoiding sleep...

Greetings, We are John and Jane Wannabee, new to the Open Forum and excited about expediting! We are married, our kids are grown and out of the house. We have no debt except for a car loan and just four years of house payments to pay off the mortgage. There was a buyout at John's company and he...

Let's look at your central point. If I read it right, you are saying, "... if its marked as hazmat on bol, you must have a license endorsement to haul it." Is that correct? And if it is correct, can we state it a bit more specifically so the question can be discussed?

I feel you, Rocketman! I see a HAZMAT expert inside you that is just itching to get out. Stop resisting. Embrace your possibilities. Unlock those gates. Let your inner HAZMAT soar!

I had enough training to pass the written test for the CDL HAZMAT endorsement. I got that training by studying the CDL manual which was provided to me free of charge by the State of Minnesota. No. The material was provided by the State of Minnesota. On that basis, I presumed it was accurate...

Allow me to demonstrate this ask-clear-questions technique further. You must have a certain familiarity with HAZMAT to make it work but any driver trained by a carrier in HAZMAT will have it (I would hope and presume). This thread was begun by jlarry. He entitled it "Hazmat question" and said...

The last time I got into a HAZMAT discussion with Turtle, all kinds of stuff got brought into it and the thread went on and on. Determined to avoid that this time, I made sure we were trying to answer the same question before I offered my answer. To that question (defined above) I have nothing...

I envy your vantage point. As a motor carrier with hundreds of trucks, you can see the big picture and statistical trends that are not readily visible to individual owner-operators. It's one thing to track what you do in your truck and compare it to previous months and years. I would love to...

Does not the number of surplus trucks self-adjust? When times are slow, the weak get washed out. When times are busy, the weak linger a bit longer. But in ten years of expediting, I do not recall a time when people on the EO Open Forum said there were too few expedite trucks. Especially when it...

You state it well, Rocketman. Diane and I have been driving a straight-truck expediter for ten years with two different carriers. We have done a few automotive loads but very, very few. In general, we don't care much about automotive freight. When people ask, "What do you haul in that thing?"...

I am sorry, AJ, to hear about your truck troubles. It's something most drivers can relate to and I'm sure most feel your pain. I know I do. No way should any driver go through what you have. Diane and I drove fleet owner trucks for three years before buying our Volvo. They were five...

I often have that thought when I see a placarded LTL truck. Our life is simple compared to LTL drivers when it comes to HAZMAT. With us, it's one load at a time. With them, they don't know what they will encounter in the course of their day. They have to be good on their feet and good with the...

It's not a question of what you believe. It's a question of what the regulation says and to whom it applies. To make it easy for readers, here is a link to the reg, CFR 177.817. There are no exceptions that I know of or that Turtle has been able to identify by citing specific language in any...

Exactly right. And in the case of 49 CFR 177.817, the regulation applies at all times to all drivers of all vehicles of all kinds. You don't get a pass because you are in a cargo van. How do I know that is true? I know by reading the regulation itself. It provides no exceptions regarding...

Hazmat training has nothing to do with it. If a HAZMAT shipping paper is required for the load being transported, that fact alone triggers the requirement for the driver to carry it in the prescribed manner. It's that simple. The fact that you may not have been trained how to do it does not...

Well, I guess a debate about the right answer will be necessary. Turtle is incorrect. See: 49 CFR 177.817 Shipping papers. A HAZMAT shipping paper and a bill of lading are not the same thing. If the material in question triggers the requirement for a HAZMAT shipping paper, the shipping paper...

I wonder if it requires a CARB permit for use in California?

Thank you, EasyDoesIt for the clarification. In your case, it was a suggested guidline, not a rule and a particular carrier pushed it to protect themselves. Can you tell us, was that guidline followed for all drivers, or just those who showed in a condition that suggested they may be at risk...

A few months ago, Turtle and I got into a long and detailed debate about HAZMAT. It happened because we did not agree on the question before we started. Given Turtle's answer above, it could happen again. So, before providing an answer to THE QUESTION ASKED, I want to clarify the question...

How do you know this? Where is it required or specified? Diane and I just completed DOT physicals at a Mayo Clinic facility in Minnesota with two different doctors. None of that happened. Our carrier accepted the physicals. We're good to go. EasyDoesIt, you had this testing done, but was it...