FMCSA Orders Some Hazmat Tank Operators Inspected in Alabama to Be Re-Inspected
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on April 15 issued a safety advisory notifying the owners and operators of cargo tanks inspected by two testers in Alabama that they must be re-inspected.
FMCSA said the tanks have been improperly inspected and tested and must be re-inspected and retested before being used in hazardous materials tank service.
The alert said the tanks in question were tested by H&W Tank Testing, CT No. 8083, Ohatchee, Alabama and Christopher Humphries, CT No. 13131, Jacksonville, Alabama, from April 2011 through March 2016.
“It is a violation of federal hazardous materials regulations to use these cargo tank motor vehicles for transportation of hazardous materials before they have been properly re-inspected and retested by an FMCSA-registered cargo tank facility,” the alert said.