Disqualifying Criminal Offenses for Hazmat Endorsements

Disqualifying Criminal Offenses for Hazmat Endorsements

Obtaining a Hazardous Material Endorsement for your commercial driver’s license can dramatically expand the opportunities that you have to take on different client and often lucrative contracts. But in the wake of tightening regulations after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the process of gaining this endorsement has been made more rigorous and now requires a substantial investigation of a driver’s background. Before you devote your time and resources to helping an employee obtain a hazmat endorsement, it is important that you understand that there may be incidents or events in his or her background which will disqualify a driver from gaining this additional certification.

The broad variety of services that we offer to owner-operators and the owners of small commercial fleets should give you the comfort of knowing that we are committed to helping your business grow. If you need to increase your cash flow in order to seek hazardous materials endorsements, contact the freight factoring professionals of TBS Factoring Service, L.L.C. today at 1-800-207-7661.

A Partial Listing of Disqualifying Offenses

The intent of the laws and regulatory measures pertaining to the transportation of hazardous materials is to protect the public from the unnecessary risk of harm. Many of the typical hazmat loads could, in the wrong hands, have the potential to inflict significant structural damage upon bridges, tunnels, or roadways in addition to the possible loss of life. Some of the criminal offenses which preclude a driver from obtaining a hazmat endorsement are:

  • Espionage, sedition, and treason
  • Murder
  • Crimes relating to involvement in the unlawful storage or transaction of explosives or explosive devices
  • Making threats against governmental agencies, buildings, or personnel
  • Violations of the RICO Act
  • Arson
  • Extortion
  • Fraud
  • Rape or aggravated sexual assault
  • Fraudulent entry into a seaport

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