No injuries were reported after a natural gas pipeline exploded in southeast Wyoming, temporarily blocking one of Union Pacific’s busiest rail routes.
The Federal Aviation Administration penalized three companies for improperly shipping hazardous materials on FedEx and UPS aircraft.
The state of Washington has slapped the U.S. Postal Service with a $33,000 penalty for unsafe handling of hazardous waste.
In order to remain relevant and endure a soft market in this year’s competitive trucking sphere, fleets must put in the legwork to create a positive driver culture and grow their advantage.
Beginning Thursday through July 17, hazmat haulers will be forbidden from traveling on Interstate 59/20 through downtown Birmingham, Alabama, as the World Games open.
In 2020, there were 523 tunnels in 40 states and the District of Columbia.
Officials say there’s no public health hazard after a truck carrying radioactive material crashed in North Carolina.
On this episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? for FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week, Dooner and The Dude talk about the future of renewable fuels and the complicated relationships between chemicals and freight.
Jim Blaze writes about the transportation of hazardous materials by rail. Accidents have occurred, and the railroads need to continue to work to decrease their number. However, rail is the safest way to transport hazardous materials.
Officials in Mexico recently authorized the transport of non-radioactive hazardous materials across the World Trade Bridge between Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and Laredo, Texas. The approval applies to low-risk hazmat waste products, such as used batteries, nickel residues, used brake oil, clinical waste, lamp ballast waste, glass waste, antifreeze liquid, barrels and drums, and waste from […]
NTSB will look at the potential for hazmats such as lithium-ion batteries as a contributing factor in last week’s Atlas Air crash.
Rails may need to raise rates to comply with new rules from Washington.
Srini Vasan and Terry Beaudine demonstrate at MarketWaves 18 a blockchain-secured expedited parcel service they claim reduces costs on domestic and international shipments.
Shipping hazardous materials is risky. Yet carriers are willing to shoulder the risk of moving them across states, but to do so requires understanding a number of regulations that must be followed.
