[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR177.800]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 177_CARRIAGE BY PUBLIC HIGHWAY--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart A_General Information and Regulations
 
Sec. 177.800  Purpose and scope of this part and responsibility for 
compliance and training.




              Subpart A_General Information and Regulations

Sec.
177.800 Purpose and scope of this part and responsibility for compliance 
          and training.
177.801 Unacceptable hazardous materials shipments.
177.802 Inspection.

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177.804 Compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
177.810 Vehicular tunnels.
177.816 Driver training.
177.817 Shipping papers.
177.823 Movement of motor vehicles in emergency situations.

                     Subpart B_Loading and Unloading

177.834 General requirements.
177.835 Class 1 materials.
177.837 Class 3 materials.
177.838 Class 4 (flammable solid) materials, Class 5 (oxidizing) 
          materials, and Division 4.2 (pyroforic liquid) materials.
177.839 Class 8 (corrosive) materials.
177.840 Class 2 (gases) materials.
177.841 Division 6.1 and Division 2.3 materials.
177.842 Class 7 (radioactive) material.
177.843 Contamination of vehicles.

    Subpart C_Segregation and Separation Chart of Hazardous Materials

177.848 Segregation of hazardous materials.

         Subpart D_Vehicles and Shipments in Transit; Accidents

177.854 Disabled vehicles and broken or leaking packages; repairs.

 Subpart E_Regulations Applying to Hazardous Material on Motor Vehicles 
                      Carrying Passengers for Hire

177.870 Regulations for passenger carrying vehicles.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5127; 49 CFR 1.53.



    (a) Purpose and scope. This part prescribes requirements, in 
addition to those contained in parts 171, 172, 173, 178 and 180 of this 
subchapter, that are applicable to the acceptance and transportation of 
hazardous materials by private, common, or contract carriers by motor 
vehicle.
    (b) Responsibility for compliance. Unless this subchapter 
specifically provides that another person shall perform a particular 
duty, each carrier, including a connecting carrier, shall perform the 
duties specified and comply with all applicable requirements in this 
part and shall ensure its hazmat employees receive training in relation 
thereto.
    (c) Responsibility for training. A carrier may not transport a 
hazardous material by motor vehicle unless each of its hazmat employees 
involved in that transportation is trained as required by this part and 
subpart H of part 172 of this subchapter.
    (d) No unnecessary delay in movement of shipments. All shipments of 
hazardous materials must be transported without unnecessary delay, from 
and including the time of commencement of the loading of the hazardous 
material until its final unloading at destination.

[Amdt. 177-79, 57 FR 20954, May 15, 1992, as amended by Amdt.177-86, 61 
FR 18933, Apr. 29, 1996]