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The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) is indexed by what?

Proper shipping name and hazmat ID number.

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  1. Truck make and model
  2. State and highway number
  3. Proper shipping name and ID number ✔

Why: DOT's ERG tells firefighters, police and industry workers how to protect themselves and the public. They look up the shipping name and ID number from your papers.

Huh, didn't know that: That is why the shipping name, ID number, labels and placards must be correct.

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Why did the guidebook join the trucking company? It wanted to go by the book.
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Answer: Proper shipping name and ID number. DOT's ERG tells firefighters, police and industry workers how to protect themselves and the public. They look up the shipping name and ID number from your papers.

  1. California Commercial Driver Handbook (DMV) www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/file/california-commercial-driver-handbook-pdf
    The guide is indexed by the proper shipping name and HazMat ID number.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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