NTTC, FMCSA schedule Memphis Cargo Tank Repair Workshop

June 17, 2015

National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) is continuing its Cargo Tank Repair Workshop partnership with the US Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The next workshop will be August 11-12 in Memphis TN.

The Cargo Tank Repair Workshops are designed to help all cargo tank repair technicians, testers, and inspectors comply with the federal regulations. The Memphis workshop is open for registration at http://nttc.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT00ODQ3OTA5JnA9MSZ1PTEwMzA5OTg2MjkmbGk9Mjk1MzgwNzc/index.html

The following workshops also are planned for 2015 but details are still being finalized:

• November 12-13 in Houston TX. This workshop will take place in conjunction with Tank Truck Week at the George R Brown Convention Center & Hilton Americas Houston. More details about this workshop--and Tank Truck Week--will be available in early July.

• The week of September 1st in Indianapolis IN.

• Dates are still to be determined for workshops in Minot ND and the New England region.

The workshops are conducted by experienced US DOT/FMCSA field agents who are active in hazardous materials and cargo tank training and enforcement--with special training in the details of cargo tank regulatory requirements. They use their experiences in conducting facility audits to introduce "real world" issues into the workshops. 

Each workshop focuses on compliance with the DOT’s cargo tank qualification and maintenance regulations found in 49 CFR Parts 107 and 180 and provides analysis of the complex series of federal regulations so carriers and repair facilities may achieve full compliance. Information will be presented covering all MC and DOT series cargo tanks.

Topics to be covered in each workshop include:

  • Overview of 49 CFR Part 180
  • Special test/inspection conditions
  • External visual inspections
  • Internal visual inspections
  • Pressure tests
  • Leakage tests
  • Thickness tests
  • Lining inspections
  • DOT Interpretations
  • Compliance dates/tank markings
  • Record keeping requirements
  • Cargo tank repair and retrofitting
  • Compliance and enforcement issues
  • Registration procedures for test/inspection facilities
  • History/background of 49 CFR Parts 107 & 180 (HM-183 and HM-213)
  • Qualifications of registered inspectors, design certifying engineers, authorized inspectors

These two-day workshops run from approximately 8:30 am to 5 pm each day. A continental breakfast will be available starting at 8 am and lunch will be served at approximately noon.

Attendees will receive a 300 page plus workbook, an NTTC Bulk Hazmat Compliance Guide (formerly known as the NTTC Hazardous Materials Regulations book) and meals both days (continental breakfast and lunch). Certificates of attendance will be issued the afternoon of the last day to those attending both days of the workshop.

The registration rates are $350 for NTTC members and $395 for non-members. For more information, contact NTTC at www.tanktruck.org.