HAZMAT NEWS BLOG
Tech-Based Solutions for Shipping Dangerous Goods
We cover a wide range of 3PL topics. These range from news worthy pieces of information that are specifically relevant to the services we provide here at Go Hazmat, as well as, other informative transportation topics.
What Drives Hazmat Shipping Costs? A Shipper’s Guide to the Surcharges
Why hazmat freight costs more: class and packing group, mode, accessorials, packaging, and paperwork — plus practical ways to bring the rate down.
Expedited Hazmat Freight: When It Makes Sense and What It Really Involves
When expedited hazmat shipping is worth it, what changes for dangerous goods on hot loads, and how to keep compliance intact at speed.
SDS Section 14: How to Turn Transport Information Into a Compliant Shipment
SDS Section 14 holds the transport data for your product. Learn to read UN number, shipping name, class, and packing group — and what the SDS won’t tell you.
Hazmat Segregation Rules for Truck Transport: Reading the 49 CFR Load Chart
How the 49 CFR 177.848 segregation table works for truck freight: which hazard classes can load together, and how to plan compliant mixed loads.
Shipping Class 8 Corrosives: Acids, Alkalis & Battery Fluids
What Class 8 corrosive shippers must know: packing groups, compatible packaging, segregation from acids/alkalis, and ground, air, and ocean rules.
Shipping Class 3 Flammable Liquids: Ground, Air & Ocean Guide
How to ship Class 3 flammable liquids compliantly: UN numbers, packing groups, packaging, marks, and the mode rules for ground, air, and ocean.