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tanker carriers in louisiana
Tanker carriers in Louisiana still need Active L&I and the 49 CFR 387.9 row for this commodity: oil listed in 49 CFR 172.101 is $1,000,000 BI&PD, bulk hazardous substances $5,000,000, some non-HM bulk $750,000. A Lake Charles tank photo or a plant-approved list is not that filing. Then ask tank spec, wash, and whether the census phone reaches the legal name on the rate con.
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when this floor applies
Oil listed in 49 CFR 172.101 requires $1,000,000 BI&PD. Hazardous substances in bulk (cargo tanks, portable tanks, hoppers, and the other 387.9 bulk descriptions) require $5,000,000. Non-HM bulk property can still be $750,000. Match the commodity, not the Gulf.
desk questions for this state
- What is the product, UN/NA if any, and which 387.9 row applies?
- Does L&I show the matching BI&PD amount with no pending cancellation before pickup?
- What tank spec and last inspection does this plant require?
- Prior cargo and wash ticket if the product needs a clean tank?
- If HM: PHMSA registration and HMSP when required?
stop and do not cover
- Using $750,000 on bulk HM or listed oil.
- Wrong tank spec for the plant.
- No wash/prior-cargo record when the shipper requires it.
- L&I inactive or identity mismatch.
identity and the filing before the tank
River-plant desks skip the federal file when the tank photo looks right. That is how the wrong MC and the wrong 387.9 row land in the same folder. Run the USDOT on DOT lookup and the docket on MC number lookup. If the thread only has a plant-gate handle, resolve the legal name on carrier name search.
Confirm Active property authority and the BMC-91 or BMC-91X on Licensing & Insurance the day you cover. Match legal name, MC, and DOT on the rate con to that record. Verifreta is a second opinion before booking. SAFER and L&I stay the confirmation sources.
Plant-approved carrier lists, TWIC, and site videos are access control. They are not operating authority. See hazmat carrier requirements when the product is HM, and how to verify carrier authority for the L&I steps.
- MC / DOT resolved; L&I Active; BMC amount matches the 387.9 row; no pending cancellation before pickup.
- Legal name on the rate con matches the docket.
- Tank spec and wash/prior-cargo confirmed with the office, not inferred from a photo.
- Census phone reaches the legal entity on the rate con.
read the table, not the gulf
A Lake Charles tank photo is not the 387.9 row. Confirm form type and amount on L&I the day of cover.
Plant-approved carrier lists are access control. They are not a substitute for Active authority.
spec, wash, and prior cargo
Tank spec (406, 407, 412, food-grade, pneumatic) and last inspection are operational. They are not on the census snapshot. Ask the office, then the shipper’s required spec.
Food-grade and chemical switches need wash tickets and prior-cargo records. Skipping that because “they run the river” is how you contaminate a load.
if it is hm, run the hazmat file
PHMSA registration and, when required, an HM Safety Permit still apply. Louisiana plant TWIC and site rules sit on top. Identity: census phone, legal name, rate con. Do not stitch a broker docket to a tank operator’s DOT.