AUT HORITY
over
highway routing of hazardous material, which has been Section 51 1 2(0) in
delegated
may be
to the
FMCSA,
limitations and requirements related
to
only it the vehicle is transporting hazardous material in vehicle is rtequired under regulations prescribed under
maintain, and enforce— which hazardous material may and
may
highway
routing.
49 CFR 397
provides:
0 Routing requirements and procedures that States and Indian tribes are required to lollow if establish, maintain, or enforce routing designations for non-radioactive hazardous mateiial
NRHM'routing designations,
0 Motor carriers transporting
MDOT is the designated routing agency responsible for all NRHM routing designations and restrictions
in Michigan,
MCL 480.1I Tlao. These routing designations and restrictions apply
commercially for which the use placards is required ol placards is required
to to
all motor carriers transporting hazardous materials
under the Federal Hazardous
Materials Regulations.
Examples of hazardous materials placards for Class 3 (Flammable Matertials) and Class 8 (Corrosive Materials), two of the nine classifications of hazardous materials (presented in Table 1, page 4), are depicted in the figure that Follows: Figure
tequired to diSplay placards identifying the classification tequired diSplay placards identifying the
the importance ofl visually
and
serves as
a reminder to other
enforcement of designated hazardous materials