ABSTRACT
Since World War II, the motor freight carriers have steadily increased their percentage of the haulage business and in 1968 adopted Item 222, which is structurally like Rule 41, but has many individual differences. Today, the structure and performance of packaging for domestic transport is defined primarily by The Association of American Railroads, \Vashington, D.C., and the National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Alexandria, Virginia, except for the packaging of hazardous materials and wastes, which are regulated by DOT and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, D.C., respectively. For details on these regulations, see Chapter 20, Laws and Regulations.
