Interpretation Response #05-0063 ([A. Duie Pyle, Inc.] [Mr. Rich K. Kaczynski])

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Interpretation Response Details

Response Publish Date: 04/14/2005

Company Name: A. Duie Pyle, Inc.

Individual Name: Mr. Rich K. Kaczynski

Location State: PA Country: US

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Response text:

Apr 14, 2005

Mr. Rich K. Kaczynski                              Reference No. 05-0063
Safety Manager
A. Duie Pyle, Inc.
P.O. Box 564
West Chester, PA 19381

Dear Mr. Kaczynski,

This is in response to your letter dated March 18, 2005, requesting clarification of the requirements for visibility and display of placards found in § 172.516 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 100-185). Specifically, you request an interpretation clarifying whether a placard on a cargo body to which a truck-tractor is attached must be visible from the direction of the truck-tractor.

The answer is no. In accordance with § 172.516(a), each placard on a motor vehicle must be clearly visible from the direction it faces, except from the direction of another transport vehicle to which the motor vehicle is attached. Therefore, a placard on a cargo body does not have to be visible from the direction of another transport vehicle, including the truck-tractor. However, the required placarding may be displayed on the front of a truck-tractor instead of or in addition to the placarding on the front of the cargo body to which a truck-tractor is attached (see § 172.5 16(b)).

I hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if you require additional assistance.

Sincerely,

John A. Gale
Chief, Standards Development
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards

172.516

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