You're choosing between two otherwise-identical 8,000 lb Class 8 corrosive loads: Load A is PG I, Load B is PG II. If a shipping-paper violation occurs on either load, how do the base fines compare?

ELDT Training Provider Compliance / Penalty Reference Guide, Parts 1-2 (FMCSA civil penalty assessment schedule); 49 CFR 107.329 (statutory penalty cap authority)

The same mistake, like missing shipping papers, costs you noticeably more on a PG I load than a PG II or III load of the same hazard class. This is why dispatchers and shippers treat PG I freight with extra caution.