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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Food Safety at Estes
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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, including UN2900, UN2814, UN3374, and UN3291
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
Nitrocellulose
Poison Inhalation Hazards
• Hazard Zone A, of any nature
• Hazard Zone B, in bulk containers, exceeding 119 gallons
• Hazard Zone C, in packaging exceeding 3,500 gallons
Radioactive materials
Uninterrupted power supply (UPS) or batteries
• Cannot be connected in series in a steel cabinet
Prohibited or Restricted Articles
The following materials are prohibited from shipping, or restricted where indicated:
Compressed gas cylinders (loose)
• Larger cylinders must ship upright and locked in place on a steel shipping skid
• Smaller 20 lb. cylinders may be shipped in individual cartons (palletized)
Controlled substances (Title 21, USC)
• Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V
Copy or duplicating machines
• Requires Estes management approval
Furniture picked up from private residences
• Requires Estes management approval
Handling units weighing more than 4,000 pounds
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
Powderized pigments
• Includes lampblack, carbonized charcoal, paint, dyes, and carbon black
Personal effects
• Released value must not exceed $0.10/pound
Scrap tires
Uncrated machinery
Used machinery
• Released value must not exceed $0.10/pound
Extraordinary Value
These items cannot be shipped unless otherwise noted:
Bank bills
Coin or currency
Deeds
Drafts
Items with declared value in excess of $25.00 per pound
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 figures
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)
Liable to Damage Other Freight
Such freight may be accepted and receipted for, subject to delay for suitable equipment, or refused for lack of suitable equipment.