When it comes to government regulations even the Library of Congress has its own wing to hold all the volumes that have been written. So hop online and surf away!
But to give you an idea, just the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) needs its own section for itself. In 2009 had 226 individual volumes (books), which took over 163 thousand pages! The Hazardous Materials Table (Title 49 CFR 172.101) listed something like 3,600 individual items considered hazardous cargo!
8. So Mark Your Truck Accordingly When Dealing With Hazardous Cargo
Not only do they regulate what is considered hazardous, from toothpaste to red dye number 40, but they make sure that the entire world knows you are transporting these items. Or do they? Well, this is the tricky part.
There are placards (in shape of a diamond) for all the 9 categories listed by the DOT. But have you ever seen a warning placard on a donut truck?
