Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - STATE PATROL
Title 272 - NEBRASKA STATE PATROL
Chapter 10 - TRANSPORTATION OF CLASS 1, DIVISION 1.1 THROUGH DIVISION 1.6 EXPLOSIVES
Section 272-10-003 - Transportation: Operation of Vehicles in Commerce
Current through March 20, 2024
003.01 Vehicles transporting explosives shall only be driven by and be in charge of a driver who meets and has a Commercial Driver's License with proper endorsements and meets the requirements of U.S. Department of Transportation 49 CFR Sections 100 through 179 and Sections 390 through 397.
003.02 Unauthorized persons or passengers shall not ride on a motor vehicle transporting explosives.
003.03 Motor vehicles transporting explosive materials must come to a full stop before crossing any railroad track or main highway, and must not proceed until the driver determines that the way is clear.
003.04 Vehicles delivering explosive materials shall not be driven at speeds in excess of the posted speed limits.
003.05 The fuel tank of a motor vehicle transporting explosives shall not be filled except in an emergency or when necessary to complete a trip, and then only when the motor is stopped and brakes set.
003.06 A motor vehicle which contains a Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 (explosive material must be attended at all times by the driver or other authorized person. Exception: If the vehicle is parked in a "safe haven" in accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR.
003.07 Except under emergency conditions, no vehicle transporting explosives shall be parked before reaching its destination., even though attended, on any public street adjacent to or in proximity to any bridge, tunnel, dwelling, building or place where people work, congregate or assemble.
003.08 No spark-producing metal, spark-producing metal tools, oils, matches, carbides, firearms, electric storage batteries, flammable substances, acids, oxidizing materials, or corrosive compounds shall be carried in the body of any motor truck and/or vehicle transporting explosives unless this material is carried/transported in accordance U.S. Department of Transportation *CFR 49, Sections 100 through 179 and Sections 390 through 397. Nothing in this sub-section shall be so construed as to prevent the presence of a duly authorized and legally constituted armed guard on such vehicles where security considerations dictate their necessity.
003.09 Vehicles transporting explosives shall avoid congested areas and heavy traffic. Where routes through congested areas have been designated by local authorities, such routes shall be followed.
003.10 Delivery of explosives shall be made only to authorized persons and into authorized magazines or approved temporary storage or handling areas.
