True or false: If a transportation mode is not carrying hazardous materials, there is no requirement for specific information to be provided on shipping papers

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Sometimes
• D. Never

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that shipping papers only need hazmat information when hazardous materials are actually being transported. If a mode isn’t carrying any hazardous materials, there’s no requirement to include hazmat-specific data (like proper shipping name, hazard class, UN number, or packing group) on the shipping papers. This doesn’t mean no paperwork exists at all for non-hazmat shipments—general documents may still be required for other goods—but the hazmat-focused information isn’t needed. So the statement is true because hazmat shipping papers are activated by the presence of hazmat, not by any other circumstance.