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Retired Expediter
While driving across 10 in Florida today I was passed by a placarded nuclear hazard Toyota Corolla. I wasn't sure what class that unit would fall in. Maybe it's a Z unit that hasn't even made it to the alphabet beginning yet?

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Maybe that's why it went past so fast. Seriously though, it was placarded for transporting just like my truck would have been.

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RichM

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Nothing like having a Radioactive shipment in your back seat. I bet it was some kind of joke,did the Toyota have any type of DOT markings on it??
 
SHARP327

SHARP327

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Leo I may have an answer for you!

I was Talking to my wife who's a radiographer (xray tech) Turned truck driver and she said that it was more than likely a delivery vehicle for a nuclear medical lab. transporting radioactive isatopes used in diagnostic medical testing.

Most of the time they use van for this but I guess times are tough all over and using a rice burner saves some $bucks$.

Hope this helped!
 
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I really don't know about markings. I was running about 61-62 and estimate it was running in the 75-80 range when it passed me. I saw a placard taped to the passenger side and one taped to the back window and they were nuclear. I figured they had a shielded box in the trunk with something small in it and didn't need a van or even a minivan so why not get the better mpg. I just found it funny thinking about an "expediter" in a Toyota Corolla. I sure wouldn't mind the cpm for fuel though.

Leo Bricker, owner trucks 3034, 4958
OOIDA 677319
73's K5LDB
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