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General Content

The Facts on Home Improvement HAZMAT

Sending or receiving home improvement-related items in the mail or by courier delivery? You’re responsible for properly classifying what you’re shipping prior to offering it into the...

General Content

The Facts on Retail

You’re responsible for properly classifying what you’re selling prior to offering it into the transportation system—and that means you need to know what constitutes a hazardous material, and how...

Speech

Houston Port Grant Event

Remarks As Prepared for Delivery by
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao
Houston Port Grant Event
Turning Basin Terminal, Port Houston
...

Guidance

Part 40 Questions and Answers

Overview

The Office of General Counsel and Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance of the Department of Transportation are providing these questions and answers. They constitute...