DEF Derate Debate Puts Tanker Safety and DEF Distribution in Focus
Tank carriers and fuel marketers outline different safeguards for DEF faults, opening a focused debate over highway operations, maintenance access and distribution economics.
Tagged: Hazmat
Fatal Tank Stayed in Service After “Not Fit” Warning, CSB Says
CSB says a 1.2-million-gallon white-liquor tank remained in normal service after repeated inspections found shell areas below minimum safe thickness. The failure mechanism and final responsibility remain under investigation.
Flatbed Strike Shuts Enbridge Line 5 as 31,000 Barrels of NGLs Vaporize
A parked subcontractor flatbed rolled into an excavation and struck Line 5, forcing a shutdown while Enbridge clears propane and butane vapors and works toward a September 5 restart.
Coast Guard Proposes Nationwide Tank-Barge Inspection Flexibilities
A Coast Guard draft would give qualifying inland tank barges four documentary inspection credits per five-year COI cycle while keeping renewal and safety-critical work onboard.
Explorer Pipeline Halts Glenpool Movements After Three-Tank Fire
Explorer shut movements into and out of its Glenpool, Oklahoma, facility after a suspected lightning strike started a fire involving three natural gasoline tanks. No injuries were reported; restart timing and product loss remain undisclosed.
PHMSA’s 16 Final Rules: What Tank Fleets Need to Know Before September 3
PHMSA published 16 separate final rules on August 4. Tank fleets now have three effective dates and a narrow set of digital-record, special-permit, IBC and unloading changes to implement.
Freedom Haulers Expands Veteran CDL Fast Track as State Pipeline Reaches 36
FMCSA’s temporary military waiver doubles the application window for qualified drivers, while an August 3 map adds Connecticut and Nebraska to a potential 36-state Even Exchange network. Tank fleets gain a recruiting opportunity—but not an automatic tanker or hazmat qualification.
Microreactor Truck Shipments: NRC’s Fivefold Radiation Proposal Meets DOT Reality
NRC’s proposed fivefold radiation limit could reduce shielding on certain transportable reactor packages, but DOT permits, Level VI inspections, route plans and specialized carrier controls would remain.
Bio-Lab Fire Report Finds Five Failures Behind the Conyers Chemical Disaster
Federal investigators traced the 2024 Bio-Lab disaster to a corroded sprinkler, excess oxidizer inventory and safety systems allowed to fail. The findings carry direct lessons for shippers, warehouses and bulk carriers at the receiving end of a hazmat move.
Texas Flood Declaration Opens Limited HOS Relief for Emergency Haulers
Texas’s flood declaration creates limited operating relief for qualifying emergency haulers—not a blanket waiver. Fuel, water, wastewater and recovery fleets must still verify the load, recipient, route and regulations that remain in force.
