49 CFR § 178.255-14 - Marking.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s178.255-14"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 178.255-14 - Marking."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "178.255-14"
section_name: "Marking."
chapter_name: "PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS"
part_number: "178"
part_name: "SPECIFICATIONS FOR PACKAGINGS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 5101-5128; 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.97."
cfr_part: "178"
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# 178.255-14 Marking.
(a) In addition to markings required by Section VIII of the ASME Code (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter), every tank shall bear permanent marks at least 1/8-inch high stamped into the metal near the center of one of the tank heads or stamped into a plate permanently attached to the tank by means of brazing or welding or other suitable means as follows:
Manufacturer's name ______________ Serial No.
DOT specification
Nominal capacity ______________ (gallons)
Tare weight ______________ (pounds)
Date of manufacture
(b) [Reserved]
[29 FR 18972, Dec. 29, 1964. Redesignated at 32 FR 5606, Apr. 5, 1967, and amended by Amdt. 178-67, 46 FR 49906, Oct. 8, 1981; 68 FR 75750, Dec. 31, 2003]