Environmental releases of hazardous materials require a prompt response to limit the spill generator’s legal responsibility or liability. Understanding the potential liability associated with your company’s activity and being adequately prepared to respond to environmental spills arising from that activity will help minimize any liability.
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Limited Opportunity. To celebrate the launch of our web service, www.spillcenter.com, we're offering a Spill Center-CHEMTREC Group Registration Program -- FREE!
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Highway accidents involving tractor-trailer trucks and other large commercial vehicles can produce serious environmental consequences when tanks rupture, allowing diesel fuel and other hazardous materials to spill. By law, the spill generator is liable for environmental damages resulting from the incident, regardless of who is at fault. Penalties for failure to report spills are stiff and enforcement of environmental laws by county, state and federal authorities is on the rise. Failure to give immediate telephone notice of a hazmat incident carries a base fine of $3,000. The base fine for failing to file a federal incident report within 30 days of an unintentional release of hazardous materials can be as much as $2,500. The trucking industry is on notice to minimize the effects of its operations on the environment.
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Tom Moses, president of Spill Center, is an environmental attorney and former toxicologist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He is considered a leading authority on environmental regulations and compliance issues in the transportation industry.
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Spill Center has gone interactive with its web site. Regular visitors to the site at www.spillcenter.com were surprised recently to find a whole new look and an expanded menu of interactive selections. The changes are designed to improve efficiency and provide additional information about Spill Center’s contingency planning, incident reporting, cleanup contractor database, and other support services for transporters.
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Spill Center staff fill out more DOT F5800.1 Incident Forms than anybody in the country – over 300 a month – as part of Spill Center’s program of spill-related services for subscribers.

Spill Center® is a nationwide Environmental Claims/Spill Management Company. We specialize in helping spill generators in the transportation industry control costs and limit liability arising from accidental releases of hazmat, diesel fuel and other regulated materials.
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