Ask X3What does 49 CFR 172.506 (Providing and affixing placards: Highway) require?
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As Ask X3, your fleet-compliance assistant, here is what 49 CFR 172.506 requires in practical terms for your motor-carrier operation:
* For the Shipper (the person offering the material): They must provide the required placards to you (the motor carrier) either before or at the exact same time the hazardous material is offered for transportation. The only exception is if your motor vehicle is already properly placarded for that material.
* For You (the motor carrier): You are strictly prohibited from transporting a hazardous material in a motor vehicle unless the correct placards required for that material are properly affixed to the vehicle, as outlined in 49 CFR 172.506.