Endorsements
The hazmat and tank endorsements on your CDL, and any limits on what your drivers are trained for. A load outside them never reaches you.
Hazmat and tankers
Hazmat dispatch service for carriers who need the shipping papers and the wait time right.
Hazmat freight pays for qualifications most carriers don't have: endorsements, training, registration, higher insurance and the discipline to get every shipping paper exactly right. It also comes with long terminal lines, wash racks and parking rules that eat hours. Our hazmat dispatch service only brings you loads you're qualified and insured for, and gets the waiting and the wash time priced before you accept.
Tank and van hazmat, bulk liquids, fuels, chemicals and packaged dangerous goods, matched to what your endorsements, permits and equipment cover. The decision on every load stays yours.
What we match before an offer reaches you.
Registration
PHMSA registration is required for any placarded quantity and bulk shipments of 3,500 gallons or more, among other cases. We confirm yours is current.
Insurance
Your liability limits against federal minimums for the material and what the shipper or broker requires. Some loads demand more than the legal floor.
Equipment
Tank specification, compartments, pump or hoses, and the last product hauled, so a wash isn't a surprise at the terminal.
Source: 49 CFR 107.601, checked October 2026
A hypothetical tanker day Hypothetical
Carrier B at a terminal: the shipping paper, the line and the wash rack.
Carrier B is made up: one tanker with hazmat and tank endorsements, picking up a bulk liquid at a terminal. The rate con, negotiated before the offer, gives two hours free at the terminal with detention after, and reimburses a wash with the ticket.
The documents below are the ones this load creates. The shipping paper has to show the identification number, proper shipping name, hazard class and packing group, in that order with nothing between them. Tap each document for what to check before you roll.
Carrier B's paperwork
Shipping paper
The shipper prepares and certifies it; the driver checks it before leaving.
- Basic description
- ID number, proper shipping name, hazard class, packing group, in that order.
- Quantity and packages
- Total quantity and the number and type of packages, or the bulk amount.
- Emergency contact
- A monitored emergency response phone number.
- Where it rides
- Within reach of the driver, or in the door pouch when out of the cab.
- ARRIVED05:20
- AT THE LOADING RACK07:35
- PAPERS CHECKED09:25
- CHECKED OUT09:40
Free time 2h 00m Billable 2h 20m
$175 detention at $75/hr after 2 free hours.
Terms come from your rate con. This is the math, not a promise that a broker pays.
hrs
$/hr
Clock start 05:20.
Source: 49 CFR 172.202(a)-(b), checked October 2026
More on how a bill of lading and a hazmat shipping paper relate is in our BOL guide (coming soon).
Tanker dispatch and van hazmat we book.
- Bulk liquids by tanker. Fuels, chemicals and other liquids your tank is rated and cleaned for, with terminal and rack waits priced in.
- Packaged hazmat in vans. Drums, totes and boxed dangerous goods with the right papers and placards, often mixed with regular freight under segregation rules.
- Non-hazmat tank work. Food-grade and other non-regulated liquids when your tank is set up for them, with the wash rules that come with food grade.
Route and parking planning come with every hazmat load: some tunnels and routes restrict hazmat, and federal attendance and parking rules shape where the truck can stop. We plan around them before you accept, so the timing on the offer is real.
Load offer 1 of 2
ExampleBaton Rouge, LA to Mobile, AL
- Miles
- 255
- Rate
- $1,400
- Per mile
- $5.49
- Terminal wait paid after 2 hrs
- Wash cost reimbursed with receipt
- Papers checked before you roll
Pickup Wed 05:00
Two made-up offers: one with wait and wash terms written in, one without. You see both and decide. Accept, and the rate con comes straight to you. Decline, and it costs nothing.
Before you roll
A hazmat load is checked twice: once by us before it's offered, and once by you before the truck moves. Read the shipping paper against what's in the tank or on the floor. Check that the placards match the class and are on every required side. Make sure the emergency response number is there and that the paper rides where the rules say it must. If anything doesn't match, don't sign and don't move; call us and the shipper, because the person holding the paperwork is the one who answers for it at a roadside inspection.
Where hazmat hours go
Terminals and plants run on lines: the gate, the rack, the paperwork window. A load that pays well can lose its margin to a four-hour line, and a wash rack on the way in can add another hour and a ticket. That's why free time, detention per hour and wash reimbursement go on the rate con before you accept. When we know a terminal runs slow on certain days, the offer says so, so you can weigh the wait before you accept.
If something goes wrong
A leak, a spill or a crash with hazmat on board follows the emergency information on the shipping paper first: protect people, call for help and the emergency number. Then the shipper, your insurer and us. Federal rules require certain incidents to be reported, and your shipper and insurer will tell you which ones apply. We help with the calls to the broker and the paperwork afterwards, and we pause new offers until you're ready.
Every hazmat truck needs a CDL, so DOT testing applies.
Hauling placarded hazmat requires a CDL even in a smaller truck. That puts every hazmat carrier in the DOT drug and alcohol testing program, and an owner-operator under their own authority is both the employer and the driver, so they need to be in a random pool. The owner-operator drug testing guide (coming soon) covers what that means in practice.
Brokers and shippers who move hazmat often ask about your testing program, your safety record and your training records during setup. Having those ready shortens the time from application to first load, and we tell you on the first call which ones your target shippers ask for.
The settings we keep for a hazmat carrier.
On the first call we write down what you're cleared and willing to haul, and every offer is filtered against it before you see it. You can change any of it with a text.
- Endorsements per driver, and their expiry dates
- Hazard classes you will and won't haul, even if you're cleared for them
- Tank specifications, compartments, and products the tank is dedicated to
- Insurance limits on file and the certificate holder details brokers need
- Terminals, routes or regions you prefer to avoid
- Your rate floor for hazmat freight, which is usually higher than for dry freight
Hazmat pays more. Our fee doesn't.
The same rates as every truck we dispatch: 5% of linehaul and the accessorial pay we collect for one truck past 6 months, 4% for two trucks or more, 7% for a new MC until month 7. Wash tickets, tolls and scale tickets that get reimbursed are never in it. Example A $1,400 load with $150 in terminal detention carries a fee of $77.50; a $95 wash reimbursed with the ticket isn't touched. More on the pricing page.
Other trucks, same rules: flatbed dispatch and hotshot dispatch.
Hazmat and tanker questions
What goes on a hazmat shipping paper?
The basic description, in a set order with nothing in between: the UN or NA identification number, the proper shipping name, the hazard class or division with any subsidiary in parentheses, and the packing group in Roman numerals. The total quantity and number of packages are required too, along with an emergency response phone number and the shipper's certification.
Do I need a PHMSA registration?
If you transport any quantity of hazardous material that requires placarding, or bulk shipments of 3,500 gallons or more of liquids or gases, among other listed cases, federal rules require registration with PHMSA and an annual fee. Check the rule against what you haul, and keep the registration current; shippers and brokers may ask for it.
What do I need to haul hazmat?
At minimum, a CDL with the right endorsements for what you haul, a hazmat registration where required, insurance at the levels federal rules and your shippers require, hazmat training for drivers, and a safety record shippers accept. Tankers add the tank endorsement and equipment that's rated and inspected for the product.
Do tankers get paid for wash time?
When it's on the rate con. A tank often has to be washed between products, and the wash ticket and the time it takes are real costs. We ask whether a wash is needed, who pays for it, whether time at the wash rack counts as detention, and we keep the wash ticket with the load's paperwork for reimbursement.
Do hazmat loads have special parking rules?
Yes. Federal rules in 49 CFR Part 397 set attendance and parking requirements for vehicles carrying certain hazardous materials, with the strictest rules for explosives. Your route, stops and where you can leave the truck need planning before you leave, which is part of how we check whether a load fits your schedule.
Will you offer me loads my endorsements don't cover?
No. Your endorsements, registration, insurance limits and equipment ratings go into your settings on the first call, and every offer is checked against them before it reaches you. If a load needs something you don't have, you won't see it. Every offer you do see is still yours to accept or decline.
Qualified loads only, with the wait and the wash priced.
Send the application with your endorsements, registration and tank details. Every offer you see fits what you're cleared to haul.
You approve every load. No setup fee. No contract.