ADR 2011 Feature: Transport Engineer March 2011

Some instructions in the new ADR 2011 require changes to be made in vehicle marking and operation.

This article from The Transport Engineer Magazine (March 2011 Issue) outlines these requirements including the update to the Limited Quantities (LQ) dry weight marking system.

The article by Dave Young also covers changes to ADR training and is well worth a read to keep up to date with the main changes.

You can read the full PDF version of the article here:


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Date Published: December 2011

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