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September 4, 2024
Surprise CVSA HAZMAT Road Blitz Found 14% Violations in June 2021
Motor carriers whose drivers transport hazardous materials/dangerous goods are specially trained in emergency safety and applicable HM/DG federal regulations.
During the surprise five-day CVSA 2021 HM/DG Road Blitz in June, inspectors spotlight safety-compliant drivers, shippers and motor carriers with vehicles containing hazardous materials/dangerous goods to ensure everything is appropriately marked, placarded, packaged, and secured while being transported on our roadways.
Any vehicles found to have HM/DG out-of-service (OOS) violations, or any other driver/vehicle OOS violations, were restricted from traveling until all OOS violations were addressed.
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How many CMVs were stopped, inspected, and cited violations?
In the U.S. and Canada, 10,905 commercial motor vehicles and 8,363 HM/DG packages were inspected over that five-day period. Inspectors identified 2,714 violations, which included:
- 496 shipping papers violations
- 628 non-bulk/small means of containment packaging violations
- 390 bulk packaging/large means of containment placarding violations
- 277 non-bulk/small means of containment labeling violations
- 307 bulk/large means of containment placarding violations
- 167 other safety marks violations
- 288 loading and securement violations
- 50 HM/DG package integrity (leaking) violations
Below is a summary of the HM/DG class types inspected.
| Class | Description | Canada | Mexico | U.S. | Total |
| Class 1 | Explosives, such as ammunition, fireworks, flares, etc. | 115 | 90 | 317 | 522 |
| Class 2 | Flammable, non-flammable/non-poisonous and poisonous. | 286 | 367 | 1,564 | 2,217 |
| Class 3 | Flammable liquids, such as acetone, adhesives, paints, gasoline, ethanol, methanol, some pesticides, etc. | 484 | 1, 526 | 3,140 | 5,150 |
| Class 4 | Flammable solids, substances liable to spontaneously combust and substances that, on contact with water, emit flammable gases, such as white phosphorus and sodium. | 102 | 17 | 133 | 252 |
| Class 5 | Oxidizing agents and organic peroxides, such as hydrogen peroxide, potassium permanganate, sodium nitrite, ammonium nitrate fertilizers and oxygen generators. | 110 | 26 | 203 | 339 |
| Class 6 | Toxic and infectious substances; any material, other than a gas, that is so toxic to humans that it presents a health hazard during transportation, such as cyanide, biological samples, clinical wastes and some pesticides. | 113 | 39 | 120 | 272 |
| Class 7 | Radioactive materials, such as cobalt and cesium. | 96 | 2 | 40 | 138 |
| Class 8 | Liquid or solid corrosive substances, such as sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide, that cause full thickness destruction of human skin at the site of contact within a specified time. | 192 | 160 | 1,149 | 1,501 |
| Class 9 | Miscellaneous HM/DG, such as acetaldehyde ammonia, asbestos, elevated temperature materials and benzaldehyde. | 114 | 146 | 430 | 690 |
The CVSA HM/DG Road Blitz helps increase awareness of the hazardous materials/dangerous goods rules and regulations in place to keep the driver, the public and the environment safe.
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