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DOT HazMat Placards.
A. On each side and each end
Any time you're operating a for-hire vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of over 26,000 lbs., or any time you're operating a vehicle of any weight class which is either hauling a quantity of hazardous materials which requires placarding, or is designed to transport more than 15 passengers (including the driver). That's federal law.
If you're carrying quantities of oxyacetylene and oxygen which require the display of placards, and/or the vehicle has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of more than 26,000 lbs., then yes you do. If it's under 26,000 lbs. GVWR and you must show hazmat placards for oxygen and acetylene, you need at least a Class C CDL with a hazmat endorsement. If you're not carrying those commodities in a quantity which requires placarding, you don't need a CDL. If the vehicle is a single vehicle or combination of over 26,000 lbs. GVWR/GCWR, and there is no trailer or a trailer in tow is under 10,000 lbs. GVWR, then you'll need a Class B CDL (with hazmat endorsement if applicable). If the vehicle is a combination with a higher than 26,000 lbs. GVWR, and the trailer in tow has a GVWR of more than 10,000 lbs., a Class A CDL is required (with hazmat endorsement if applicable).
It is known as the TARE weight. Tare weight refers to the weight of the empty vehicle itself - minus the load. It is not required to be placarded until after it is loaded.
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I know it is a federal requirement on any gasoline vehicle made after 1975.I know it is a federal requirement on any gasoline vehicle made after 1975.
The requirement to insure a motor vehicle in the UK is compulsory.
Volume inside of a container or transportation vehicle. If the weight of the container or vehicle is known, you can weigh it and determine the weight of the load.
It's determined by weight. Gasoline is Hazard Class 3, which requires placards to be displayed if more than 1,000 lbs. of it is being transported. One gallon of petrol weighs between 5.8 and 6.5 lbs, so you'd be looking at 153 to gallons (roughly) before placards had to be displayed.