DOT (Department of Transportation)
The US Department of Transportation has responsibility for regulating interstate shipments of hazardous material.
The federal agency primarily responsible for protecting your environment from contamination by hazardous materials releases is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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FedEx and UPS shipments are not legally considered "mail." That designation applies only to the items handled by the US Postal Service. Shipments via FedEx and UPS (and other private companies) are shipped by "common carrier" and are considered "interstate shipments" under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), just like freight. Stealing Anything is a CRIME!
There are three (3) packaging groups in the DOT regulations for shipping hazardous materials. Note, however, that some hazard classes have no packaging groups.
DD Form 2781 is a check list that is to be used when hazardous materials are packed into a transport container for vessel shipment. If cargotainers are not used, this form is not applicable.
The US Department of Transportation regulations (49 CFR) applies to all shipments of hazardous materials within, to and from the US. Other regulations (those of the country of origin, destination or transit) will apply, in addition, to shipments from or to the US. And if the material is sent by air or ocean vessel, still other regulations will apply.
The total for 1997 was about $2.9 billion; this figure increased to $3.3 billion in 2000.
Incoming shipments are ones comming into your organization (purchases). Outgoing shipments are onew going out (sales).
The industry is most heavily concentrated in the Midwest, with Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin responsible for more than 30 percent of shipments.
Handbag shipments were $287 million in 1997
Luggage shipments were $1.42 billion in 1997