Okay, guys, module nine, hazmat loads. Let's talk about what is a hazmat load and what is the necessary criteria and requirements in order for a driver to safely and legally transport hazmat material. So let's jump right into it. What one? Let's jump in. So first off, what is hazmat? Hazmat is an abbreviation for hazardous materials and is a term that drivers will often see associated with tanker driving. This is because many common hazardous materials such as gas, oil, and other chemicals are liquid and must be carried in bulk via what's called tanker trucks, which is this beautiful thing you see over here. Hazmat drivers are professionals who transport corrosive, explosive, flammable, poisonous, and or otherwise dangerous materials from point A to point B. These drivers differ from average drivers because they have earned a hazmat endorsement that allows them to transport hazardous material safely and legally. Hazmat truck drivers typically earn more because of the hands-on and specialized nature of transporting tanker and hazmat loads, okay? So most of the time, if there is a hazmat load, if you're looking at loads on load boards and they say hazmat, Nine times out of ten, well, honestly, nine times out of ten, you're not going to find a lot of hazmat loads on load boards. Quite honestly, guys, if people are hauling hazmat loads tankers, if you're hauling tankers, it's very likely that you work specifically for a hazmat company. that manufactures these type of chemicals and liquids and all type of things like that, you're going to probably likely work for some type of hazmat company, anchor company transporting those type of materials. Now, occasionally you will see a hazmat load on a load board. It could be a crate of you know, something, some type of flammable materials that aren't necessarily liquid, that don't need to be hauled in a tanker. It could be, I have no clue, guys, because honestly, I don't do and have not had a lot of experience with hazmat loads, but I do know For a fact that occasionally you can have hazmat commodities that are crated and that will possibly go on a flatbed or even a step deck trailer. So it happens. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. Okay. Let's talk about the nine classes of hazardous materials. You have explosives, you have gases, you have flammable liquid, combustible liquid, you have flammable solids. This is something like a flammable solid or something could go on some type of... trailer other than a tanker. Spontaneously combustible and dangerous when wet would be class four. Class five is an oxidizer and organic peroxide. Class six is toxic and poisonous inhalation hazards. Class seven is radioactive. Class eight is corrosive. Class nine is miscellaneous. And yeah, sorry, those are the nine classes. Now, it's not important for you to memorize or know these classes because like I say, a lot of this type of stuff, you're just not gonna deal with, you know, unless you're dispatching for a hazmat company, which is very unlikely, you're not gonna be dealing with this type of, these type of commodities, okay? So it's not important for you to know But, you know, you've paid for this course. So I want you to, again, have all the knowledge that I've obtained over my years of experience. So this is just something for you to have and know about, okay? So how to get an endorsement. Again, this is something that you probably don't, well, that you really don't need to know. But again, because you're going to be that awesome dispatcher, right? You know, in the event that your driver wants to get an endorsement, you can tell him how because you found out about it in this training course, okay? It's a fairly simple process. First step is to fill out an application, okay? And you can get this application online through the TSA or Transportation Safety Administration. Step two would be I'm sorry. Yeah. Step two would be to take the exam and there's an exam that you have to take. So once you fill out your, your, um, your application, you will take that exam through TSA as well. And after you have taken your exam and passed your exam, you will be fingerprinted. Okay. They will take your fingerprint. And, um, I'm sorry guys, I said the Transportation Safety Administration, Transportation Security Administration, I apologize, TSA. They'll take your fingerprints and then step four, you will have your TSA assessment. so again this is not for you to know but if your driver says well I wonder how I do that you say hey you got to reach out to tsa transportation security administration and um and they'll give you an application you'll take your test get your fingerprints done and they'll hook you up so you know that's how it's done um again This is something that you will not deal with a lot. But if you happen to dispatch for a driver that has their hazmat load and you see a hazmat load on a load board wherever they are, that's an awesome thing. Because trust me, hazmat loads, like I say, they're near and far. It's not a lot of them. on load boards. So if you see one, it's probably going to be paying really good because there's just not a lot of drivers that have their hazmat endorsement unless they work specifically for a tanker company. So again, just like with TWIC cards, this is another way to make great bank for your buck if you are dispatching for a driver that has one of these type of credentials. Okay. So that is going to bring us to the end of this chapter. As always, thank you for your time and I will see you in the next chapter. okay guys that is uh hazmat loads in a nutshell uh it talks about the different uh certifications and qualifications that you have to have in order to pull hazmat loads uh everyone can't just jump out there and just do it you have to have a special endorsement for it there's certain procedures uh that you have to follow and it's all with safety in mind so uh We hope you had got something beneficial out of the module for the hazmat loads. This will end this particular module.