# of gallons of diesel before needing hazmat? ( 120? )

[schmism]

US dept of transportation requirement for placard of table 2 materials is over 1000lbs (1001 lbs)

which includes flammable liquids. (gas, diesel, kerosene, etc)

placarding is always subject to weight not volume

<source> Volunteer Firefighter with hazmat training

 

[Soundguy]

fortunately, since deisel in IL weighs about the same in florida.. weight to volume measurement is a moot issue. OK to measure volumetrically.

 

[schmism]

It is, as long as people remember that gasoline is ~6.3lbs/gal and #2 Diesel is ~7.49lbs/gal Kerosene is ~6.68lbs/gal

which if you do the math is more like 133 gal of diesel or 158gal of gasoline. (not 120 as previously stated)

fortunately, since deisel in IL weighs about the same in florida.. weight to volume measurement is a moot issue. OK to measure volumetrically.

 

[LA Confederate]

US dept of transportation requirement for placard of table 2 materials is over 1000lbs (1001 lbs)

which includes flammable liquids. (gas, diesel, kerosene, etc)

placarding is always subject to weight not volume

<source> Volunteer Firefighter with hazmat training

Again the federal RQ for diesel is >42 gallons on land. The state may have different requirements.

Source: HAZMAT Tech and IC, industrial ERT captain, volunteer FF captain, and countless dealings with making notifications to state and federal agencies due to my facility bring the primary point of contact for a multinational corporation.
We have a matrix of various chemicals with DOT numbers with their appropriate federal and state RQ listed that is posted above the phone where Chemtrec calls us.

 

[Soundguy]

It is, as long as people remember that gasoline is ~6.3lbs/gal and #2 Diesel is ~7.49lbs/gal Kerosene is ~6.68lbs/gal

which if you do the math is more like 133 gal of diesel or 158gal of gasoline. (not 120 as previously stated)

Buying tanks online, looks like most suppliers are erring on safety and going 119g.

 

[charles todd]

Federal RQ is 42 gallons on land or a sheen on a waterway. For the state of LA the RQ is 100 pounds.

Kinda what I thought. 99-100 gallon transfer tanks are common. I bought a 105 gallon tank at an auction a few years ago and it had a flammable placard on it. It doesn't any more!