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Forget NALCO. Let's say the call is from Proctor and Gamble, and the load is hairspray. Most people don't know that's considered hazmat, and it has to be placarded. There are lots of things we use every day in our houses for personal hygene, etc. that are hazmat loads. Flashlight batteries is another example. I pulled a load of 4 (that's four) forklifts once. It had to be placarded because of the batteries on the forklifts.Originally Posted by My main man
Somewhere in the not to distant future a load planner gets a call from the company's biggest account, let's say NALCO, he turns to the dispatcher and asks for the availability of a truck to pick up this "hot" load from the money account. The dispatcher, in turn, tells the planner he had no one to pick up the load due to the lack of drivers who hold the Haz-Mat endorsement on their CDL. Panic fills the room, what to do, can't tell the shipper there was no one available...
I still can't believe Werner doesn't require the endorsement anymore.