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According to 49 CFR 178.905, Large Packaging identification codes must consist of two specific numbers followed by one or more capital letters.
Here is what those numbers and letters mean for your fleet:
* The first two numerals indicate the type of large packaging: use 50 for rigid large packagings, or 51 for flexible large packagings.
* The capital letter(s) that follow indicate the material used:
* A: Steel (all types and surface treatments)
* B: Aluminum
* C: Natural wood
* D: Plywood
* F: Reconstituted wood
* G: Fiberboard
* H: Plastic
* M: Paper, multiwall
* N: Metal (other than steel or aluminum)