Hi VM,
Well any used internal combustion engine that has been run and is not fully stripped and cleaned is classed as DG in the transport game (Dangerous Goods). There are huge penalties for carrying such items in a normal freight consignment. Try shipping a litre of paint interstate as it sends shivers down any truck drivers spine if it's not on the manifest and listed as DG and him then not displaying DG signage on both the front and rear of the truck. Also he must also have a DG license.
there are plenty of cowboys on the long haul runs that will take the chance, but if they get checked by the "Scalies" and they discover it then he's out of a job due to loss of his license and that means no food on the table.
Yes it's all gone very OH&S hasn't it.
Cheers,
BB.
Very true what you say BB. But the thing is they did not mention the DG declaration to him when he asked for a quote to freight the old mower, nor did they mention this to him when he arrived with the mower at their depot. He would have gladly filed out the declaration, but no, they just refused to accept it. And yet they would have accepted a reconditioned mower, no questions asked.
I am reminded of the time I bought an old camera and had a hell of a job getting it shipped to me. The camera contained a tiny Lithium battery which was classed as a Dangerous Good. No shipping company would touch it. Eventually I just got it sent through Australia Post and it had to come by road. The funny thing is I bought a new Lithium battery for it a few weeks later. Bought it on eBay from China and it arrived by Air Mail in a small nondescript envelope three days later, with Lithium battery clearly marked on the Customs Declaration. I nearly fell over laughing.
