When you need a hazmat-certified carrier
If your freight carries a hazard class, the carrier has to treat it as regulated from the gate to delivery: matching paperwork, correct placarding, the right driver endorsement, and a planned handoff. Long Road moves regulated freight for the brokers, freight forwarders, and importers who clear it through the Seattle and Tacoma ports. Drivers hold HAZMAT and tanker endorsements and a TWIC for terminal access, so a dangerous-goods container gets picked up and delivered like the regulated load it is.
Call dispatch at (425) 800-4609 with your hazard class and lane, and Long Road assigns a HAZMAT-endorsed driver and plans the placarding and route the same day.
Get a QuoteHazmat services from the Seattle and Tacoma ports
Long Road runs two legs for dangerous goods: drayage off the marine terminals, and the road delivery that follows.
Port drayage for hazmat containers
We haul hazmat container drayage off the Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma terminals, both under the Northwest Seaport Alliance. Dispatch books the terminal appointment, tracks the release, and picks the container up before the last free day, so the demurrage clock stops and the load keeps moving. The delivery order and your schedule are all we need to start.
Over-the-road hazmat delivery
For shipments beyond the port corridor, Long Road runs the dangerous goods to the receiver by over-the-road delivery, local and long-haul to receivers in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and across the United States, plus cross-border to Canada. A hazmat move to Canada travels under bond through to the crossing.
The hazmat freight we move
Long Road handles the dangerous goods that come through the ports in volume. The heaviest demand falls in three commodities, each with its own page.
Fuel and flammable liquids
Diesel, fuel, solvents and other Class 3 flammable liquids, hauled with the placarding and securement the load calls for.
Batteries and lithium
Lithium batteries and wet electric-storage batteries, the Class 8 and Class 9 freight that needs careful handling against short circuits and leaks.
Industrial gases
Compressed, cryogenic and liquefied gases under Class 2, from propane to industrial cylinders, planned around pressure and temperature.
Fuel, batteries, or gases: call (425) 800-4609 and Long Road handles the dangerous-goods move from the terminal to the receiver, compliant end to end.
Get a QuoteThe hazard classes we handle
Long Road is HAZMAT certified across the classes it hauls: gases (2), flammable liquids (3), flammable solids (4), oxidizers and organic peroxides (5), toxic and infectious substances (6), corrosives (8), and miscellaneous dangerous goods (9). Tell us the declared class and the proper shipping name, and dispatch plans the placarding, securement, and route around it.
Hazmat compliance and certified drivers
Every Long Road hazmat move runs to 49 CFR and the PHMSA and FMCSA rules behind it, under USDOT 3388302, MC 113242, and SCAC LRDP. Drivers carry active HAZMAT and tanker endorsements and recurrent training, the equipment is inspected for dangerous-goods transport, and each load is backed by documentation, placarding, securement, and a route planned to keep it compliant from origin to delivery. The fleet is serviced in Long Road's own repair shop, so capacity stays up and a regulated load is not waiting on an outside mechanic.
Why shippers choose Long Road for hazmat
Long Road runs its own fleet of 200+ units of private chassis and equipment, so a hazmat container moves on the carrier's own gear and schedule. In business since 2020, a UIIA member with NWSA access, working with all the major steamship lines, Long Road handles the dangerous-goods move from the terminal to the receiver. Tight coordination, experienced drivers, and reliable private equipment save shippers over 20% on total ground-transportation costs by heading off delays, mark-up charges, and demurrage.
Call (425) 800-4609 for a carrier that runs its own fleet and saves shippers over 20% on total ground-transport cost, with fewer delays and demurrage.
Get a QuoteHow a hazmat move works with Long Road
Send the delivery order, the desired schedule, and the dangerous-goods details: UN number, proper shipping name, hazard class, the Safety Data Sheet, and any placarding the load requires. Dispatch books the terminal appointment, assigns a HAZMAT-endorsed driver, and runs the container to the receiver, with live tracking at the terminals so you see standby times and progress on the move. Any special instructions for the load are worked into the plan.
What shippers ask before a hazmat move
What counts as hazmat freight?
Hazmat, or dangerous goods, is freight that carries a regulated hazard class and needs matching paperwork, placarding, and a HAZMAT-endorsed driver. Long Road hauls classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9.
What hazmat freight does Long Road move?
The freight that comes through the ports in volume: fuel and flammable liquids, batteries and lithium, and industrial gases, plus flammable solids, oxidizers, toxic and corrosive cargo.
How does hazmat drayage from the Seattle and Tacoma ports work?
Dispatch books the terminal appointment, tracks the container release, and picks it up before the last free day, then runs it to the receiver under the right placarding, so demurrage and detention stay off the invoice.
What documents does a hazmat shipment need?
The UN number, proper shipping name, hazard class, and Safety Data Sheet, plus the placarding the class calls for. Send those with the delivery order and dispatch handles the rest.
What certifications do your hazmat drivers have?
Drivers hold active HAZMAT and tanker endorsements with recurrent training, and a TWIC for terminal access. The operation runs to 49 CFR, PHMSA and FMCSA standards under USDOT 3388302.
Do you handle both port drayage and over-the-road delivery?
Yes. Long Road drays the hazmat container off the Seattle and Tacoma port terminals and runs the road delivery that follows, local, long-haul, and cross-border to Canada.
How is hazmat transportation priced?
Pricing follows the hazard class, the route, and the handling the load needs. Send the lane and the dangerous-goods details for a quote.
- 2020 Asset-based since
- 200+ Private chassis & equipment
- 2 PNW ports, every terminal
- 3-acre Tacoma yard & depot
- 24/7 Capacity & repair shop
Request a hazmat transportation quote
Send Long Road Transportation the pickup terminal at the Port of Seattle or Port of Tacoma, the receiver, and the dangerous-goods details, and dispatch will scope a compliant move. Request a quote or reach dispatch directly.