US DOT Issues Emergency Testing Order for Transport of Crude Oils
Grabner Instruments MINIVAP VPXpert Meets Need for Reliable Vapor Pressure Testing of Crude OilVienna, Austria, March 2014 – The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued an Emergency Testing Order that requires all shippers to test crude oil from the Bakken region to ensure the proper identification of the crude oil before it is transported by rail. The Emergency Testing Order is in response to a number of recent incidents involving the derailment of trains transporting crude oil from Canada to the United States. Shippers are required to comply with Hazardous Materials