Items Estes Does Not Haul
Estes efficiently and safely ships many types of items across the country and around the globe. While we strive to accommodate special requests, Estes does not ship certain hazardous materials and other items.
Hazardous Materials Estes Will Not Ship
Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) or batteries connected in series in a steel cabinet
Infectious Substances 6.2 - This includes etiological agents with the UN numbers UN2900, UN2814, UN3374 or UN3291
Explosives (Divisions 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 in any quantity)
Explosives (Division 1.5 in quantities requiring placarding)
Any quantity of a poison inhalation hazard that is a Hazard Zone A
A bulk container (over 119 gallons) of a poison inhalation hazard that is a Hazard Zone B
Packagings over 3,500 gallons (in a single package) of a poison inhalation hazard that is a Hazard Zone C or D
Packagings over 3,500 gallons of refrigerated liquid methane, LP gas or other liquefied gas with a methane content of at least 85%
Radioactive materials
Hazardous waste
Nitrocellulose
For any hazardous material questions, please call the Safety Department at 804-353-1900, Ext. 2241.
Other Materials Estes Will Not Ship
Bank bills
Coin or currency
Deeds
Drafts
Jewelry, except costume or novelty jewelry
Letters with or without stamps (except U.S. Mail from one U.S. Post Office to another)
Museum articles or articles of antiquity (except antiques shipped as household goods or Federal Reserve coin exhibits)
Notes (financial)
Original works of art (except pictures or paintings shipped as household goods with a maximum release value of $5.00 per pound)
Postage stamps
Precious stones
Revenue stamps (except U.S. Internal Revenue Distilled Spirits stamps, which are accepted for volume or truckload shipments)
Valuable papers of any kind
Compressed gas cylinders shipped loose. Cylinders must be shipped upright and locked in place on a steel shipping skid. Small units (20 lb. cylinders) may be shipped in individual cartons (palletized).
Declared extraordinary value in excess of $25.00 per pound
Furniture picked up from a private residence without prior approval from Estes management
Lampblack, carbonized charcoal, powderized paint pigment, powderized dyes or carbon black
Marble or marble products of granite or slate (unless crated), and approved by Estes' vice president of operations
Personal effects if not released at RVNX $0.10 per pound
Single piece (handling units weighing more than 4,000 pounds)
Uncrated machinery and/or used machinery for transportation unless if used, it is released to a RVNX at $0.10 per pound
Freight liable to impregnate or otherwise damage other freight or carrier's equipment
Copy or duplicating machines without Estes management approval
Visual communicating or monitoring devices (including televisions, plasma, big screen projection or LCD) other than CRT (cathode ray tube)
Download a list of materials and items Estes Does Not Haul [pdf].
