HAULING FIREWORKS?
#1
03-19-2007, 06:32 AM
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HAULING FIREWORKS?
Hauling fireworks. Has anybody done this? I just got a call from my broker and he has 20 loads of Fireworks to be delivered. I have my haz-mat and haz-mat permits. What other permits do I need? Has anybody hauled fireworks here that can enlighten me?
#2
03-19-2007, 07:09 AM
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Well, I just called the state and they are sending info for me to fill out.
If there is anybody again who has done this you can pm me or e-mail me. I am looking for a rate to charge. It will be high of course. But how high should I go. I want somebody that knows what the rate should be on loads like this. I've hauled haz-mat before but never fireworks.
#4
03-19-2007, 08:23 AM
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Each load is about 90 miles. There is 25 of them. I called two permit companies and they have never dealt with this, go figure. :? NJ to NY are the loads. I figure $1000 a load. NY state is faxing over paperwork in the morning, and I have a permit company working on it also. Oh, my broker wanted me to give him a price, because he never dealt with this either.
#5
03-19-2007, 09:19 AM
It's no different than hauling regular hazmat,I hauled them in containers before and I don't believe you will come close to getting that rate,but I hope you do,we didn't get any extra for hauling them,just simple 1.4 placards
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#6
03-19-2007, 09:59 AM
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I did find out I need special permits in NY. I just still need to find out how much I will pay for them and add it in to my expenses. The normal rate I get from NJ to NY is $425 for about 60 miles. So I figure with the added expense of permits and the hassle of getting them, along with the risk involved, I won't do it for less then $800 a load. If the broker can work with that, then so be it. If not, I probably won't do it. Thanks for the input.
#7
03-19-2007, 10:05 AM
What kind of special permits do you have to have?
I didn't think fireworks was any different than hauling any other kind of hazmat -- which is just transported by a hazmat manifest along with the emergency response information and MSDS, along with having the truck placarded. What am I missing here? -- c t
#8
03-19-2007, 10:20 AM
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I am not 100% sure, but the woman on the phone said I do need a fireworks permit. They are illegal to have, use, sell, or transport in NY.
I will know tomorrow and post how I make out. You could be 100% right. 
#10
03-20-2007, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by sidman82
I am not 100% sure, but the woman on the phone said I do need a fireworks permit. They are illegal to have, use, sell, or transport in NY.
I will know tomorrow and post how I make out. You could be 100% right. |
