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"Years ago, with the same Govt. regs in place, the shippers did not charge a Hazmat fee. "
Not really.
DOT added a bunch of rules governing how hazmat must be documented.
Every driver needs to have a record of all the hazmat on the vehicle.
Thus was born the 5 copy little hazmat form slapped on the package.
At each place the box is put on another conveyance, a driver has to peel off and keep one of those little labels.
That way if there is an accidnet he has an immediate record of anything on the truck that is hazmat.
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