Hauling Exclusions
We safely and efficiently ship freight across your region, the country, the continent, and the globe. We always strive to accommodate special requests, but there are certain hazardous materials and other sensitive items that we can’t haul. Please contact Estes Forwarding Worldwide or Time Critical to find alternative services for these excluded commodities.
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The Do-Not-Haul List
Hazardous Materials
Estes does not haul the following hazardous materials:
Explosives
• Hazard Class 1, Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3
• Hazard Class 1, Division 1.5, requiring placards, exceeding 1,000 pounds
Infectious substances
• Hazard Class 6.2
Hazardous waste
Liquefied gas
• Includes refrigerated liquid methane, liquid propane, or other liquefied gas with methane content greater than 85%, in packaging exceeding 3,500 gallons
Metallic mercury (quicksilver)
Nitrocellulose
Poison inhalation hazards
• Hazard Zone A, of any nature
• Hazard Zone B, in bulk containers, exceeding 119 gallons
• Hazard Zone C or D, in packaging exceeding 3,500 gallons
Radioactive materials, isotopes, or articles that are highway-route controlled
Prohibited or Restricted Articles
The following materials are prohibited from shipping, or restricted where indicated:
Cadavers and/or bodily fluid
Controlled substances (Title 21, USC)
• Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V
E-juice (or e-liquid)
Electronic cigarettes
• Includes e-cigarettes, vaping devices, and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), as well as their related components
Firearms and ammunition
• Includes delivery to private residences or places of limited access; items will not be held on dock for customer pick-up
Fireworks and pyrotechnics
• Includes delivery to private residences or places of limited access; items will not be held on dock for customer pick-up
Fresh fruit or produce
Human or animal waste
• Includes urine and feces
Items with wheels
• Includes cabinets, cars, forklifts, motorcycles, bicycles, or any other vehicles, vessels, tools, or equipment with tires, wheels, rollers, or casters that can be rolled on or off a trailer
Live plants
Marijuana
• Includes hemp plants, leaves, and oil, as well as hemp in the raw and CBDs derived from hemp
• CBD oils or other products that contain THC
• Synthetic cannabinoids
Scrap tires
Extraordinary Value
These items cannot be shipped unless otherwise noted:
Bank bills
Credit cards
Currency
• Other than coin
Deeds
Drafts
Jewelry
• Excludes costume or novelty jewelry
Original works of art
• Excludes pictures or paintings shipped as household goods with a maximum release value of $5.00 per pound
Postage stamps
Precious metals and stones
Letters, with or without stamps
• Excludes U.S. Mail from one U.S. Post Office to another
Marble or marble products of granite or slate
• Requires crating and approval by VP, Operations
Museum articles or articles of antiquity
• Except antiques shipped as household goods or Federal Reserve coin exhibits
Revenue stamps
• Excludes U.S. Internal Revenue Distilled Spirits stamps, which are accepted for volume or truckload shipments only
Valuable papers of any kind
Visual communicating or monitoring devices
• Includes televisions, video, or multimedia monitors, or displays other than CRT (cathode ray tube)