I've never heard of any guidelines. AFAIK, the only things that can't travel together are food and poison, and some other hazmat materials.
LTL companies will ship all of that stuff in the same trailer on the same trip and when out for delivery.
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
As long as the individual commodities are packaged and/or shipped properly to prevent leakage, there shouldn't be any problem. Simply being around lead batteries or other such products won't lead to contamination.
I think you might find the answers you are looking for HERE if you do a little bit of research on your own…
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I haul paper goods and beverages most times, including scrap recycling back to mills. Most time it’s clean cardboard from warehouses or bulk shredded from a similar source. Every once in awhile it’s more residential or dumpster recycling. Let it air out and dry and it’s fine … Most products will be on pallets anyhow.
One time picked up from a WastePro. Literal recycling out a garbage truck. I had roaches, spiders, and bugs running in the trailer after unloading. I almost puked 10 times sweeping it out. Thankfully swapped it on next load, but you wouldn’t tell after awhile.
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I work for a company that transports lead and used auto and industrial batteries as well as other commodities such as sterilized medical supplies, food, empty and filled beverage containers and household goods. All these products are being transported in the same dry van trailers. I feel that all these other commodities should not be transported in the same trailer that lead and auto batteries were in before picking up the new commodities because of cross contamination. The question I have for my fellow truckers is if any of you may be aware of existing guidelines and or regulations that state this type of transportation of commodities is not supposed to be occurring.
Any help or advice that any of you could give me is greatly appreciated! Also links or websites of any information you might have would be amazing as well!
~LadyJay
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.