Items Estes Does Not Haul
Estes efficiently and safely ships many types of items globally. While we strive to accommodate special requests, Estes does not ship certain hazardous materials and other items such as financial notes or articles of antiquity.
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 and the UN numbers for these materials are 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 will be accepted for volume or truckload shipments)
Valuable papers of any kind
Compressed gas cylinders shipped loose. Cylinders must be shipped upright, 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 private residence without prior approval from 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 the vice president of operations
Personal effects if not released at RVNX $0.10 per pound
Single piece - handling units weighing in excess of 4,000 pounds
Used equipment or machinery, or uncrated new equipment or machinery will be accepted for transportation only if the shipper releases the value of the property not to exceed 10 cents per pound per distribution package.
Freight liable to impregnate or otherwise damage other freight or carrier's equipment
Copy or duplicating machines without management approval
Visual communicating or monitoring devices (including televisions, no plasma, big screen projection or LCD) other than CRT (cathode ray tube)
Download this list of items Estes Does Not Haul [pdf].
