But they park these on tracks all over the place. Always have. Not saying ya shouldn't be aware, but it's a common sight where I live, 50 yards from tracks.
Yes, there are hundreds or thousands of special regulations for transporting hazardous materials.
And the companies that have to pay more to transport their hazardous materials don't like those regulations. Because, profits.
So they fight against those types of regulations that are (supposedly) to make transportation of these materials safer.
And when regulations are relaxed, more incidents (not going to say "accident" because I'm tired of the "There are no coincidences!" argument) occur like the one in OH.
You also have dishonest shippers that don't properly declare hazmat cargo so they don't have to pay the premium. I've seen it happen with ocean imports. Asked Coast Guard about it and was told we have to go with what the shipper declared; even though other shippers of same cargo declared it as hazmat.
But they park these on tracks all over the place. Always have. Not saying ya shouldn't be aware, but it's a common sight where I live, 50 yards from tracks.
Yes, there are hundreds or thousands of special regulations for transporting hazardous materials.
And the companies that have to pay more to transport their hazardous materials don't like those regulations. Because, profits.
So they fight against those types of regulations that are (supposedly) to make transportation of these materials safer.
And when regulations are relaxed, more incidents (not going to say "accident" because I'm tired of the "There are no coincidences!" argument) occur like the one in OH.
You also have dishonest shippers that don't properly declare hazmat cargo so they don't have to pay the premium. I've seen it happen with ocean imports. Asked Coast Guard about it and was told we have to go with what the shipper declared; even though other shippers of same cargo declared it as hazmat.