Hazmat Shipping
Hazmat Shipping Services
Your Certified Dangerous Goods Experts in Chicago
Shipping hazardous materials demands precision, expertise, and absolute compliance. Craters & Freighters Chicago provides specialized hazmat shipping services, ensuring your dangerous goods are packaged, documented, and transported safely and legally. We are your trusted partner for transporting hazardous materials across the Chicago Metropolitan Area and Northwest Indiana.
Why Trust Craters & Freighters with Your Hazardous Materials?
When it comes to transporting hazardous materials, it’s about rigorous adherence to complex regulations and unparalleled safety. At Craters & Freighters Chicago, we are certified hazmat shippers with deep regulatory knowledge and a proven track record as a leading hazmat shipping company.
Our Hazmat Process
At Craters & Freighters Chicago, we follow DOT 49 CFR, IMDG, and ICAO/IATA regulations for all hazmat shipments by ground, air, or ocean. Our certified experts handle everything from UN-certified packaging to required documentation, with all shipments processed exclusively at our facility for proper handling and compliance. Here are the processes included in our Hazmat solutions:
- Regulatory Compliance: We meticulously follow DOT 49 CFR, IMDG, and ICAO/IATA regulations for all hazmat transport services (ground, air, ocean).
- Certified Experts: Our trained and certified team protects hazardous shipments, managing your dangerous goods correctly.
- Facility Drop-Off: Our specialized hazmat service is provided exclusively at our facility, requiring client drop-off for proper handling and compliance.
- Custom Hazmat Packaging: Specialized hazmat packaging and crating solutions, including UN-certified packaging and overpack solutions.
- Comprehensive Documentation: Meticulous preparation of all required paperwork, including Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods, for seamless hazardous material forwarding.
- Risk Mitigation & Insurance: Advanced strategies to minimize risks, with insurance available for added peace of mind throughout your hazmat logistics in Chicago.
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Our Comprehensive Hazmat Packaging and Shipping Services
We provide end-to-end solutions for hazardous materials shipping, serving a
wide range of B2B clients in Chicago:
- Hazmat Packaging and Shipping: Custom, compliant hazmat packaging, labeling, and documentation for all dangerous goods classes, ensuring expert packing and crating of dangerous goods.
- Dangerous Goods Crating: Engineered wood crates specifically designed for safe transporting hazardous materials, meeting all required standards.
- Hazardous Materials Survey: Assistance with identifying, classifying, and labeling your materials according to current regulations.
- Global Hazmat Logistics: Seamless coordination for international hazmat shipping via air cargo and ocean freight.
Types of Hazardous Materials We Handle
We have expertise in packaging and shipping various classes of dangerous goods, serving a wide range of industries with our comprehensive dangerous goods shipping services:
- Flammable Liquids & Solids (e.g., paints, solvents, adhesives)
- Corrosive Materials (e.g., acids, batteries, cleaning agents)
- Compressed Gases (e.g., aerosols, certain refrigerants)
- Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods (e.g., lithium batteries, environmentally hazardous substances)
If your hazardous material isn’t listed, please contact us. We handle a wide spectrum of dangerous goods requiring specialized transport.
Excluded Hazardous Items
For safety and compliance, we do not handle the following:
- Explosives (Class 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, fireworks)
- Toxic Gases (Class 2.3)
- Spontaneously Combustible (Class 4.2)
- Dangerous When Wet (Class 4.3)
- Organic Peroxide (Class 5.2)
- Poisonous, Toxic & Infectious Substances (Class 6)
- Radioactive Material (Class 7, I-White, II-Yellow, III-Yellow, Fissile)
- Hazardous waste
- Liquids/chemicals opened from original packaging
- Gun powder, ammunition, cartridges, primers
Hazmat Shipping – Frequently Asked Questions
What are "dangerous goods" and "hazardous materials"?
These terms are generally used interchangeably. They refer to substances or articles that pose a risk to health, safety, or property during transport, as defined by regulatory bodies like DOT, IATA, and IMO.
Do you provide Hazmat consulting or classification services?
While we don’t act as a standalone regulatory consultant, our certified hazmat team can certainly guide you. Based on your material’s Safety Data Sheet (SDS), we’ll help ensure proper classification and documentation to meet compliance requirements for your hazmat shipping services.
Are your hazmat packaging services compliant with international standards?
Absolutely. Our dangerous goods packaging services, which include custom crating, adhere to all relevant international regulations. This means compliance with IATA (air) and IMO (ocean) standards, helping your dangerous goods shipments clear customs globally.
Can you ship lithium batteries?
Yes, we have specialized expertise in packaging and transporting hazardous materials like lithium batteries. We handle various UN classifications (e.g., UN3480, UN3481) for standalone batteries or those contained within/packed with equipment, strictly following UN specifications and air/ocean regulations. For detailed information on lithium battery shipping, please reach out to our team.
Your Go-To Chicago Hazmat Shipping Company
Don’t compromise on safety or compliance. For hazmat shipping Chicago businesses trust, turn to Craters & Freighters. Our certified shipping services provide reliable, precise, and compliant hazmat logistics for all your dangerous goods, proudly serving the Chicago Metropolitan Area and Northwest Indiana.
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