If you are transporting hazardous or dangerous chemicals you will be required to have $5 million worth of liability insurance. This applies if your truck weighs less than 10,000 pounds, will be carrying explosives, radioactive materials, toxic gases (weighing more than 3,500 water gallons), or if any of the materials are poisonous (harmful) if inhaled. This applies regardless if you travel internationally, just across state lines, or merely run locally.
The FMCSA requires at least $5 million worth of liability insurance if your truck is over the 10,001 weight limit, hauls hazardous materials in containers larger than 3,500 gallons, and transports any bulk hazards such as explosives or dangerous inhalants. Again it doesn’t matter where the vehicle is travel to, this requirement still applies.
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Something else some carriers might not be aware of is the rules, as they apply to for hire, private trucks, and owner operators. You are required to have $1,000,000 worth of basic insurance. This is for those transporting over 10,001 pounds of hazardous materials. This includes bulk materials deemed to be hazardous, to include oil/ fuel or other such items as listed in the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations by the FMCSA.
