Services · Up to 1,000 lbs · No explosives
Dangerous Goods Freight
We carry dangerous goods in non-placardable quantities: up to 1,000 lbs, and no explosives.
The work
Stating the ceiling and the exclusion plainly is the honest way to handle this, because vagueness about dangerous goods reads as bluffing to anyone who books it regularly.
The 1,000 lb figure is not arbitrary. Under the federal placarding rules, a vehicle carrying less than 1,001 lbs aggregate gross weight of the relevant classes does not require placards. We work inside that threshold. Explosives are excluded because Class 1 material requires placarding in any quantity, which is a materially heavier regulatory regime than the one we operate in.
Send us the UN number, the class, and the packing group along with the shipper's declaration, and we will confirm whether we can carry it before anything is booked. That confirmation step is the whole service. A carrier who says yes to everything on a dangerous goods desk is a carrier who has not read the paperwork.
For: Forwarders and shippers with DG consignments
What this covers
Non-placardable quantities
Up to 1,000 lbs aggregate gross weight
Documentation checked before booking
UN number, class, packing group, and shipper's declaration
Segregation-aware loading
Compatible freight only on the same run
DG inter-airline transfers
With the earlier acceptance cutoff planned in
How it runs
Send the DG detail
UN number, proper shipping name, class, packing group, and total weight.
We confirm or decline
You get a clear answer before the freight is committed.
We move it
With the declaration and emergency response information travelling with the shipment.
Delivered and signed
Proof of delivery returned as with any other consignment.
What dispatch needs from you
A request with these details arrives already qualified, which is the difference between a same-day answer and a chain of emails.
- 01UN number and proper shipping name
- 02Hazard class and packing group
- 03Total aggregate weight
- 04Shipper's declaration for dangerous goods
- 05Origin, destination, and required timing
Questions
Asked on every dangerous goods job.
What exactly does 'up to 1,000 lbs' cover?
It refers to the aggregate gross weight of dangerous goods on the vehicle. Below 1,001 lbs of the applicable classes, a vehicle is not required to carry placards, and that is the envelope we operate inside. If your consignment is heavier than that, or if it falls into a class that requires placarding at any quantity, you need a placarded hazmat carrier and we will tell you so rather than taking the load.
Dispatch · 6:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Send it to dispatch.
Tell us what is moving and where it has to be. Dispatch comes straight back to you.