Rules for Trucks Carrying Explosives or Flammable Liquids

(a) Every vehicle used for the transportation of any flammable liquid upon any public highway, regardless of the quantity being transported, or whether loaded or empty, must be conspicuously and legibly marked on each side and the rear thereof in letters at least 3 inches high on a background of sharply contrasting color, either: (1) With a sign or lettering on the vehicle with the word “Flammable”; (2) With the common name of the flammable liquid being transported; or (3) With the name of the carrier or the carrier’s trademark, when and only when such name or trademark plainly indicates the flammable nature of the load; provided that the foregoing provisions do not apply to any vehicle used occasionally for personal delivery by the owner thereof for the owner’s private use. (b) Every vehicle transporting any explosive as a cargo or part of a cargo upon any public highway must be marked or placarded on each side and the rear with the word “Explosives” in letters not less than 8 inches high, or there must be displayed on the rear of such vehicle a red flag not less than 24 inches square marked with the word “Danger” in white letters 6 inches high. (c) Every vehicle used for the transportation of any explosive or flammable liquid upon any public highway must be equipped with not less than two fire extinguishers of a type approved by the fire chief of the city, filled and ready for immediate use, and placed at a convenient point on the vehicle. (d) A person may not transport explosives or cause explosives to be transported, except in compliance with the rules of the State department of labor and industrial relations and after first having secured a permit from the State director of labor and industrial relations as prescribed in HRS Chapter 396. )