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Frequently Asked Questions

[/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=”1. What is the process to register for a decal to haul waste?” color=”blue” css=”” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]First establish the type of decal that you need: A-901 licensed, Self-Generator, Public Entity, Hazardous Waste. Once you have determined the decal type needed, complete the appropriate application and return to our office for processing.

Register for:
A-901 Licensed Transporter decals
Self-Generator Transporter decals
Public Entity Transporter decals
Hazardous Waste Transporter decals (A901)
Hazardous Waste Transporter decals (Self-Generator)[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”2. Where should the decals be placed?” color=”blue” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]Decals must be displayed on the Driver Side of the vehicle as indicated in the diagram  so it will be visible to the operator of the waste facility.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”3. Who and how do you notify the Department regarding changes to a company registration information?” color=”blue” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]A-901 transporters are required to report any changes regarding their company to the Division of Law, A-901 Unit, the CPCN Unit, and to the Vehicle Registration Unit. To report changes to the Vehicle Registration Unit complete the  Amendment to Waste Transporter Information.

Self-Generator transporters are required to report changes to the Vehicle Registration. To report changes to the Vehicle Registration Unit complete the Amendment to Waste Transporter Information. [/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”4. What is the process for adding new vehicles to an existing fleet?” color=”blue” css=”” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]To register a new vehicle, please submit a Vehicle Registration Add-on/Modification using one of the links below:

 

Transporters with 30 or fewer vehicles can use a service that does not require you to create an NJDEP online account – it is the equivalent of making an online purchase and checking out as a Guest. The advantage of creating and using an NJDEP online account is having the ability to complete a service in more than one session and having a history of all such submissions.

 

The decals will be issued after submission has been processed and payment received.

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”5. What is the process for deleting a vehicle?” color=”blue” css=”” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]To delete a vehicle currently registered with the Department, please submit a Vehicle Registration Add-on/Modification using one of the links below:

 

Transporters with 30 or fewer vehicles can use a service that does not require you to create an NJDEP online account – it is the equivalent of making an online purchase and checking out as a Guest. The advantage of creating and using an NJDEP online account is having the ability to complete a service in more than one session and having a history of all such submissions. Remove decals from equipment and return decal (all pieces) to Bureau of Licensing and Registration, P.O. Box 420, MC 09-01 Trenton, NJ 08625-0420. The vehicle will remain on Fleet until decals are returned to the Department.

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”6. Can a company register for decals using temporary registration and/or insurance documents?” color=”blue” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]Decals are not issued to vehicles with temporary registration and/or temporary insurance documents.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”7. What is the process to request new decals if decals were damaged?” color=”blue” css=”” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]To request replacement decals for decals that were damaged, please submit a Vehicle Registration Add-on/Modification using one of the links below:

 

Transporters with 30 or fewer vehicles can use a service that does not require you to create an NJDEP online account – it is the equivalent of making an online purchase and checking out as a Guest. The advantage of creating and using an NJDEP online account is having the ability to complete a service in more than one session and having a history of all such submissions.

Remove decals from equipment and return decal (all pieces) to Bureau of Licensing and Registration, P.O. Box 420, MC 09-01 Trenton, NJ 08625.

** Replacement decals will not be issued until both returned decals and payment for replacement decals have been received.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”8. What documents are required if drivers and/or equipment is leased?” color=”blue” css=”” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]Transporters that intend to lease drivers and or equipment must file a lease agreement  and lease certification  when registering with the Vehicle Registration Unit.

Register for:
A-901 Licensed Transporter decals
Self-Generator Transporter decals
Public Entity Transporter decals
Hazardous Waste Transporter decals (A901)
Hazardous Waste Transporter decals (Self-Generator)[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”9. When filling out the leasing agreement who is the lessor and who is the lessee?” color=”blue” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]The lessor is the company or individual who owns the equipment and the lessee is the person who is renting or leasing the equipment.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”10. Who is exempt from filing a CPCN?” color=”blue” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]

  • Hazardous waste collectors/transporters/brokers
  • Rail carriers that engage in the transportation of solid waste by rail only
  • Companies that exclusively collect/transport/dispose of septic waste, cooking oil, or sewage sludge
  • Companies that transport liquids exclusively
  • A 901 exempt companies (Self-Generators: Companies that generate their own waste)

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”11. When is the Transporter Vehicle Registration Period?” color=”blue” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]The solid and hazardous waste transporters vehicle registration period is a biennial (2-year) period. This biennial period runs from July 1st through June 30th; which means waste transporters renew their vehicle registrations every TWO years.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”12. Can equipment be registered for transporting waste with Pass-Comm (Passenger-Commercial) motor vehicle registration?” color=”blue” css=”” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]No – all equipment must be registered as Commercial – here is more information:

  • If someone wanted to register a vehicle with “pass-com” motor vehicle registration with the Department for solid waste transportation purposes, they would be DENIED because this type of registration is not a “true commercial registration” nor is it a “true passenger registration”
  • Vehicles which are registered pass-com may be used for limited commercial activities (eg. hauling business tools and supplies but NOT solid waste).  It is a hybrid registration that allows limited commercial use.  That is why we prevent pass-comms from gaining entry into a solid waste facility.
  • If pass-com registered vehicle displayed commercial markings (business name/DOT # etc.), NJDEP would deny a registration because it is displaying a business marking and MVC (Motor Vehicle Commission) states that “if a vehicle is marked with this information, they require the vehicle to have a commercial registration.”
  • Also pursuant to the NJDEP’s regulations, specifically “N.J.A.C. 7:26-3.4(h)”- states that the registered solid waste equipment is required to permanently display the company name, NJDEP #, decal #, and capacity.  These commercial markings cannot be displayed on pass-com registered vehicles and only on commercial registered vehicles.

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”13. Can a homeowner transport solid waste?” color=”blue” css=”” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]N.J.A.C. 7-26-3.3(a) exempts homeowner vehicles from NJDEP waste transporter registration requirements provided (all three conditions must be met):

  • The homeowner is transporting waste generated from their primary residence; and
  • The homeowner vehicle displays a ‘passenger’ motor vehicle registration, or a *Non-commercial Truck or SUV NJMVC registration code 15*. (Note:  Non-commercial trucks or SUVs are prohibited from displaying exterior markings on the vehicle); and
  • The homeowner or non-commercial truck or SUV has a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of less than 9,000 lbs. If the homeowner vehicle, or non-commercial truck or SUV vehicle is hauling a trailer, then the combined weight cannot exceed 16,000 lbs. (check motor vehicle registration for GVW)

The following vehicle registration types, and/or types of vehicles seeking to offload waste shall not be permitted to access a transfer/disposal facility, regardless of homeowner status, without an NJDEP registration:

  • Commercial motor vehicle
  • “Farm”
  • U-Haul, Home Depot, or other rental type vehicle
  • Vehicles that have markings on them, such as a business name or advertisements.

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”14. If I purchase estates/properties/storage units with the contents (then becoming our property), does that clean out waste then fall under self-generated?”” color=”blue” css=”” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]No, the Clean-out waste does not fall under “self-generated”.

“Self-Generating” means a person whose act or process produces waste.

Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26-1.3, “Generation” means any person whose act or process produces solid waste.

For the Estate: 

If you were to purchase the home (as your main residence), the contents in the home would become yours (waste or product), and if a waste, you would then be able to be transport under the homeowner exemption in any passenger plated vehicle transporting waste generated from their home with a gross vehicle weight of 9,000 lbs. or in combination with a trailer of up to 16,000 lbs.

You can only bid for “usable” items regarding the estate sale.  If there are items which need to be discarded, source separation would have to occur at the point of generation and the items which need to be discarded would be required to be transported by an A-901 licensed hauler.  If you were to purchase a property with contents onsite, the contents onsite would have to be source separated between “usable” items (product), where then a decision would be made on items that hold value (product) vs items that are being discarded as a waste.  The items which are being discarded as a waste would then have to be transported by an A-901 licensed hauler.

 

For the Storage Unit

Where you purchase the unit, you would have to make the determination onsite what was a product and what is waste.  At that time, whatever you classify as a waste, you would have to hire an A-901 licensed hauler to transport the solid waste for you, and the items in the storage unit you deem as product could be transported without any registration.

 

The self-generator application does not apply to any of the above situations posed.

 

Unless a self-generator generates waste he cannot transport, or chooses not transport, he can contract directly with an A901 hauler.  Or if waste is generated from an individual home, the homeowner can contract with an A901 or transport under the homeowner exemption.  No other company can contract with an A901 hauler for transportation and disposal unless they have an A901 or meet the two conditions above.  Otherwise they become a waste broker and require licensing.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”15. Is an MCS-90 required if waste is not tranported outside of New Jersey?” color=”blue” css=”” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]In New Jersey, intrastate haulers generally need a USDOT number if their vehicle is over 10,000 lbs. or they haul hazardous materials, but the MCS-90 is for interstate (crossing state lines) or federally regulated hazardous material carriers, not typical intrastate haulers, who follow NJ’s state-specific insurance rules. You need a USDOT if hauling hazmat intrastate or operating Commercial Motor Vehicles over 10k lbs. interstate; the MCS-90 is for federal liability coverage when operating across state lines or for specific hazmat transport.

In short,

All Hazardous Waste haulers need a DOT registration and MCS-90

Intrastate Solid Waste haulers only need a DOT registration if their vehicle’s GVW is more than 10,000 lbs.

Interstate Solid Waste haulers need a DOT registration and MCS-90.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”16. Can an A-901 licensed tranporter advertise with an alternate name?” color=”blue” css=”” el_class=”bg-white p-4 m-0 rounded border”]

A solid waste utility is required to conduct all business activities and operations (equipment, advertising, invoicing, etc.) under the registered and licensed name on its A-901 License and CPCN, but can use the trade/alt name in addition to the official name.  The trade/alt/DBA name is always in addition to the registered and licensed name on its A-901 and CPCN.  

If a trade/alt/DBA name is going to be used, the solid waste utility must notify us by filling out the “CPCN Request for Name Change Form” on our website: https://deptest.nj.gov/dshw/swpl/cpcn/

 

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