HAZ?MAT loads not placarded pulled onto the yard

[BossHog]

IS this just an Northeast thing??? But the big barns over here usally most of the time. Will pull hazmat across the yard spot trailers etc and are not properly placarded...
Correct me if i'am wrong but lawman says you cant pull trailer from the door unless proplery placarded????
just who's held resposable for that the tm,dock super, Jocky........we follow the laws to a tee when in are care as a driver... why dont the terminals they sureing would hand down displine if we didnt.......

[mildew]

Must be a northeast thing. These southern terminals are ran with perfection.

[drummerforhire]

Ha. If you pull a placarded trailer out of Memphis, it's because you turned them out.

[a9faninnc]

Im not an E employee,but all 3 LTL,s ive been with are the same.99% driver placard the truck..

[BuzzBeez]

Just be sure to carry one of those small, razor blade scrapers with you. I use mine every week getting orange stuff off.

[Maverick3]

Trailers in the dock doors are an extension of the terminal they should be placarded once loaded and doors closed, but we can't have dock workers running outside and placarding every load and crawling between trailers, but after pulled away from the door by jockey, dock worker, whoever is in charge of the trailer when dropped in yard should placard it. Ultimately just like everything else here once you hook in to it as a driver it's your responsibility to make sure proper placarding on trailer...This is what I was told by Safety and Compliance Manager. At least your only getting them pulled across the yard, I recently got one out of KC which was a relay from Cali and one side had Corrosive Placard, front had flammable, one side had only orange panel with UN number and rear had nothing...and the bills said no hazmat at all...brought in by a trusted contract carrier...Be safe and God Bless

[CenturyClass]

Shared responsibility i think. Dockworker loads it, placard the damn trailer. Driver should check the bills to ensure correct placarding, but shouldnt be driver responsibility to placard it as well. I already have enough to check, and it takes two mins to properly placard a trailer.

[Starkravinloon]

Trailers in the dock doors are an extension of the terminal they should be placarded once loaded and doors closed, but we can't have dock workers running outside and placarding every load and crawling between trailers, but after pulled away from the door by jockey, dock worker, whoever is in charge of the trailer when dropped in yard should placard it. Ultimately just like everything else here once you hook in to it as a driver it's your responsibility to make sure proper placarding on trailer...This is what I was told by Safety and Compliance Manager. At least your only getting them pulled across the yard, I recently got one out of KC which was a relay from Cali and one side had Corrosive Placard, front had flammable, one side had only orange panel with UN number and rear had nothing...and the bills said no hazmat at all...brought in by a trusted contract carrier...Be safe and God Bless

According to DOT Haz/Mat regulations, it's to be placarded as soon as the product is loaded,not when the door comes down...And changed accordingly to the other Haz/Mat products loaded later...

[rjjr]

" Not my job, let the next guy worry about it " seems to be the norm at the smaller terminals, and even drivers for that matter, taking a screw driver and scratching out the un numbers and leaving the rest of the placard on. Just glad it"s not my cdl these infractions are going on !! Fire chief would be very torqued off to see trailers in yard mty, with flammable placards still on it !!

[BossHog]

" Not my job, let the next guy worry about it " seems to be the norm at the smaller terminals, and even drivers for that matter, taking a screw driver and scratching out the un numbers and leaving the rest of the placard on. Just glad it"s not my cdl these infractions are going on !! Fire chief would be very torqued off to see trailers in yard mty, with flammable placards still on it !!

or loaded with flam with no placs in the yard.....
Ya that's my perspective on this i'am not being lazy that i dont want plac the trailer... but being a VOL. Firefighter i see this as a scary scenerio if i was to have to come to an Estes term.