Safety & compliance
Nothing moves untilit's safe to move.
We haul a hazardous material into occupied sites, often at night. The standard below is not marketing. It is the condition of doing the work at all.
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Who is allowed to drive
Every driver carrying our product holds a commercial licence with hazardous materials and tank vehicle endorsements. Driving records are pulled before hire and monitored after it, and every driver sits inside a DOT drug and alcohol testing programme.
- Hazmat and tanker endorsements, verified — not assumed
- Motor vehicle records checked at hire and on an ongoing basis
- Qualification file maintained for every driver
- Hours-of-service compliance treated as a hard limit
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What the equipment has to pass
Cargo tanks carry a testing and inspection schedule set by regulation, not by convenience. A unit that is out of date is out of service, regardless of what it does to the day.
- Pre-trip and post-trip inspection on every run
- Annual inspection and periodic cargo tank testing kept current
- Defects grounded until repaired, not deferred to the next window
- Metering equipment verified for accurate delivery
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How product is handled on site
Most fuel incidents happen during transfer, not on the road. The delivery procedure is where the discipline actually shows.
- Bonding and grounding before any transfer begins
- Fill point confirmed and product grade verified against the tank
- Available capacity checked before the drop to prevent overfill
- Driver stays with the transfer from start to finish
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When something goes wrong
Spill response is judged on the first ten minutes. Every unit carries containment equipment, and every driver knows the notification chain without having to look it up.
- Containment and absorbent equipment carried on every unit
- Immediate containment before notification, then notification without delay
- Regulatory and customer notification handled by us, not left to you
- Every incident reviewed, including the ones with no consequence
The driver canalways say no.
A driver who arrives to find standing water at the fill point, an obstructed access route, an unsafe grade or a tank that does not match the paperwork has the authority to stop the delivery. No dispatcher overrides that, and no customer relationship is worth overriding it for.
This occasionally costs us a delivery window and an awkward phone call. It is still the correct trade, and you should expect the same authority from any carrier you let onto your site.
The framework this work sits inside
Fuel hauling is governed by a specific and unforgiving set of rules. If a carrier cannot tell you which ones apply to your delivery, that is worth noticing.
- 49 CFR Parts 171–180
- Hazardous Materials Regulations — classification, packaging, marking, placarding and cargo tank specification.
- 49 CFR Parts 390–399
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations — driver qualification, hours of service, inspection and maintenance.
- 49 CFR Part 40
- Drug and alcohol testing procedures for safety-sensitive transportation employees.
- 40 CFR Part 112
- EPA spill prevention, control and countermeasure requirements applicable at qualifying storage sites.
Need our documentation for your file?
Certificates of insurance, authority and endorsement records go out on request — before a contract, not after one.