HMP 3.4 - LVCs AND THE TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

LVCs operating under the provisions of the CDOT Rules and Regulations promulgated according to the provisions of Section 43-4-505, CRS, are prohibited from transporting the following specified hazardous material types and quantities:

HMP 3.4.1 Table 1, 49 CFR 172.504.

Any quantity of hazardous material within the hazard classes specified in 49 CFR 172.504, Table 1.

HMP 3.4.2 Table 2, 49 CFR 172.504.

Any material, unless otherwise specified herein, within the hazardous classes specified in 49 CFR 172.504, Table 2 that:

HMP 3.4.2.1 Exceeds 55 gallons per package.

HMP 3.4.2.2 Is transported in quantities using containment systems in excess of 3,500 gallons, except as provided in HMP 3.4.3 of these rules.

HMP 3.4.2.3 Is classified as a "Material Poisonous by Inhalation" as it is defined in 49 CFR 171.8.

HMP 3.4.2.4 Requires evacuation of populated areas as specified in Tables 1, 2, and 3 in the most current version of the North American Emergency Response Guidebook in publication as of February 1, 2024, as referenced by these rules.

HMP 3.4.3 Petroleum-Based Products are Exempt from LVC Transport Prohibition.

The prohibition of subparagraph HMP 3.4.2.2 does not apply to the following petroleum-based products when transported in bulk quantities in an LVC of the type described in Section 42-4-505 (c) and (d), CRS:

HMP 3.4.3.1 Gasoline, UN1203;

HMP 3.4.3.2 Diesel Fuel, NA1993;

HMP 3.4.3.3 Crude Oil, UN1267;

HMP 3.4.3.4 Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG), UN1075;

HMP 3.4.3.5 Aviation Fuel, UN1863; or

HMP 3.4.3.6 Transmix, UN1268.

HMP 3.4.4 Compliance with Other Applicable Laws.

Persons operating LVCs must operate consistently with all other relevant provisions of state law, rules, and regulations.

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38 CR 05, March 10, 2015, effective 4/1/2015 39 CR 05, March 10, 2016, effective 3/30/2016 39 CR 05, March 10, 2016, effective 3/30/20167 40 CR 07, April 10, 2017, effective 4/30/2017 41 CR 04, February 25, 2018, effective 3/17/2018 42 CR 04, February 25, 2019, effective 3/17/2019 43 CR 05, March 10, 2020, effective 4/1/2020 44 CR 05, March 10, 2021, effective 4/1/2021 45 CR 05, March 10, 2022, effective 4/1/2022 46 CR 03, February 10, 2023, effective 3/31/2023 47 CR 05, March 10, 2024, effective 4/1/2024 48 CR 04, February 25, 2025, effective 4/1/2025