You are assigned to transport a Highway Route Controlled Quantity (HRCQ) of radioactive material. What must happen before you depart?
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Regulation
49 CFR 397.101; AAMVA CDL Manual Sec 9.6.5 (nhcdm.pdf p.9-14)
Why This Matters
A written, pre-approved route plan keeps an HRCQ load on preferred interstate routes and minimizes time in populated areas, and it gives emergency responders a documented route and contact list if something goes wrong en route. Skipping this step is not just a paperwork failure, it removes the entire safety structure the rule is built around.