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DOT Hazmat Transportation – Carrier Requirements (Highway)

49 CFR 177 training – Carriage by Public Highway

This modal–specific online course presents the requirements for the transportation of hazardous materials by private, common, and contract motor carriers.

You may not offer or accept a hazardous material for transportation in commerce unless you are registered, if required, and you have properly classed, described, packaged, marked, and labeled the hazardous material and the hazardous material is in proper condition for shipment in accordance with the HMR.

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Governing regulations.
This online DOT Hazmat Transportation Carrier Requirements (Highway) course satisfies the modal–specific training requirements found in Part 177 and Part 172, Subpart H of the Hazardous Materials Regulations, (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 100-185) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR; Parts 300- 399).

Who must take this course?
According to the DOT:

Both carriers and shippers are responsible for ensuring their Hazmat employees are properly trained as required by the HMR.

A "Hazmat employee" is anyone employed by a Hazmat employer who, during the course of employment, directly affects hazardous materials transportation safety including an owner-operator of a motor vehicle that transports hazardous materials in commerce. Except as provided in 172.704(c)(1), before any Hazmat employee performs a function subject to the HMR, that person must be provided initial training in the performance of that function.

How long does it take?
It will take a MINIMUM of 2 hours to complete this online course. The student may log on and off as needed. A bookmark will be set so when they log back in they will return to where they left off.

How soon is the certificate of completion issued?
Upon successful completion each student will have immediate access to a printable DOT Hazmat Transportation – Carrier Requirements (Highway) Training certificate and wallet card.

Continuing education credits?
Each student will receive 0.2 CEUs from Compliance Training Online™ for completing this course.

Course format.
Our DOT Hazmat Transportation – Carrier Requirements (Highway) Training course consists of content, graphics, audio, and a final exam.

Course synopsis.
This modal–specific online course addresses the HMR requirements for the acceptance and transportation of hazardous materials by private, common and/or contract "for-hire" motor carriers in 49 CFR Part 177, "Carriage by Public Highway."

Motor carriers and others subject to Part 177 must also comply with those Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) found in 49 CFR Parts 383 and 390-397.

The requirements of Part 177, "Carriage by Highway", are in addition to those requirements contained in Parts 171, 172, 173, 178 and 180 of the HMR.

Additionally, this course addresses applicable requirements of the FMCSA in 49 CFR Parts 390-397.

Course topics.
Specific topics covered in this course include:

  • Identify requirements affecting the transportation of hazardous materials on public highways by private, common, and contract motor carriers including vehicles not in motion;
  • Describe information found in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) as well as understand the differences among the FMCSR, the HMR, and state regulations;
  • Identify shipping paper description and shipper certification requirements;
  • Identify methods for handling damaged or leaking packages and tanks;
  • Identify loading and unloading requirements for vehicles containing hazardous materials;
  • Determine segregation requirements using the segregation table in §177.848; and
  • Apply the incident reporting requirements of §171.15, §171.16, and related sections of the HMR.

How often is retraining or recertification required?
According to the DOT, Each hazardous materials employee must be periodically retrained at least every three years.

Additional related courses you may wish to purchase.
Other related Compliance Training Online™ courses (see our complete list of courses) include:

  • IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR)
  • IMDG Code
  • DOT Hazmat General & Security Awareness
  • Modal–specific
    • DOT Hazmat Carrier Requirements (Air)
    • DOT Hazmat Carrier Requirements (Rail)
    • DOT Hazmat Carrier Requirements (Water)


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