McKenna Long & Aldridge routinely assists clients in understanding and complying with the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as well as the extensive hazardous materials transportation regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The firm represents shippers, carriers, and packaging suppliers affected by DOT's hazardous materials transportation regulations. Representative services provided to these clients includes:

petitions for rulemaking, exemptions, and approvals;
applications for preemption determinations;
counseling on interpretation of hazardous materials regulations;
design of compliance programs;
compliance audits; and
defense of enforcement actions by the Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, United States Coast Guard, and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

We also represent clients before the Transportation Security Administration within the Department of Homeland Security, which shares with DOT regulatory jurisdiction over hazardous materials transportation security.