hazmat

4 steps to improving compliance and operations in 2023

Compliance and operations work hand in hand, and this year, fleets have put improving in both categories on their New Year’s resolutions lists.

It’s no wonder why.

In 2022, state and federal transportation departments conducted a total of 12,234 safety investigations, both on-site and off-site, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Approximately 95% of those investigations resulted in violations.

While the number of investigations and high percentage of violations is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/4-steps-to-improving-compliance-and-operations-in-2023

Hazmat haulers banned from downtown Birmingham during World Games

Beginning Thursday through July 17, hazmat haulers will be banned from traveling on Interstate 59/20 through downtown Birmingham, Alabama, as the World Games open. 

Under a directive from the U.S. Secret Service, the affected portion of I-59/20 runs from Interstate 65 to east of the E.B. Stephens Freeway (U.S. Highway 310), according to the Alabama Department of Transportation.

ALDOT said digital signs on various routes through the state will alert carriers hauling hazmat loads to use Interstate...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hazmat-haulers-banned-from-downtown-birmingham-during-world-games

News Alert: Truck carrying radioactive material crashes in North Carolina

Tanker truck heading down a highway.

Part of Interstate 95 in Cumberland County, North Carolina, was closed for five hours Wednesday after a truck carrying a radioactive uranium compound crashed.

According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the crash happened around 11:30 a.m. ET near the junction of I-95 and Interstate 295, WAVY-TV reported. This is just northeast of Fayetteville.

Initially, I-95 was closed in both directions. The northbound lanes reopened at about 2 p.m., followed by the southbound lanes at about...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/news-alert-truck-carrying-radioactive-material-crashes-in-north-carolina

GSCW: Is RNG the fuel of the future? — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Day 5 of Global Supply Chain Week focused on energy, mining and chemicals, and Dooner and The Dude were excited to jump into good discussion with Trinity Logistics and Digital Wildcatters. 

Jennifer Braun, Trinity Logistics vice president of Kansas City Operations, joined the show to talk about the intricacies behind moving hazardous chemicals. It takes special capabilities to move chemicals safely and legally, but Trinity specializes in hazmat transportation. 

Braun said so much regulation goes...

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