Alert - URGENT - New Years Day Lithium Battery Rules! Do you ship ANY kind of Lithium Metal, Lithium Alloy or Lithium Ion batteries? It doesn't matter even if they're the small "coin type" lithium metal batteries -- there are NEW IATA rules for these primary or secondary batteries. Specifically, some "excepted" batteries must now be treated as "hazmat" by the airlines, if you have more than 2 batteries (or 8 cells) per package. Click here for more information!A powerful reminder of the dangers of hazardous materials by air (undeclared & improperly packaged hazmat shipment that killed 110 Latest Hazmat Penalty News from the FAA and DOT (These are proposed hazardous materials violations penalties and are published by the FAA Hazardous Materials Office) three butane lighters via FedEx $70,000 Aveda, McLean VA, Consumer Commodities (5 oz and 2 oz bottles) via UPS Florida, 50 mL bottles of Flammable Liquid via UPS $51,000 Nova, Monaca, PA Polymeric

$51,000 Tristar San Antonio, $59,500 Clarus, Seattle Diesel Fuel Control Unit via UPS $53,550 Coty US NY two ounce bottles of perfume via FedEx Shells, Eliot Maine, two 6 oz bottles of resin via UPS $51,000 Duracoat , 16oz and 32 oz can flammable liquid via UPS $70,000 Matarah Ind. Milwaukee, Insect Repellant via UPS) $51,000 Penalty - Hornbeck, Chicago (1 quart of insecticide via UPS) $52,500 Penalty - Malasian Company (1 quart of Adhesive via UPS) $59,500 Penalty - Lawson Products(4 quarts of Galvanizing compound via UPS) $59,500 Penalty - The Hopper Company (AZ ) (liquid hydrocarbons via UPS) $59,500 Penalty - 1st Choice Bowling Supply Co (NY ) (32 & 4 oz bottles of alcohol via UPS) Queen Nail and Beauty Products (PA ) (nail polish via UPS) - Road Runner Trailers (Texas ) (3 ounce bottles of paint + 2 pints via UPS) Daimler Chrysler (tire cleaner via UPS) Against The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. for Hazmat Violations (Fuel Pump)

Against American LaFrance for Hazmat Violations (Paint, via FedEx) California Company for Hazmat Violations Against West Virginia Corporation (Twinstate Beauty & Barber Supply Co) for Hazmat Violations (8 oz spray bottles, consumer commodity)sharp air purifier model kca50e-w Against Ohio Company for Hazmat Violations (Stamco/Monarch) Paint by UPScoway air purifier ap-1008ch $60,000 Penalty Against Washingtonlux guardian air aerus air purifier reviews D.C. Company (Ronco) for Hazmat Violations South Carolina Company (Pirelli Cable) for Hazmat Violations (gauges) Against Tampa Company (Misner Marine) for Hazmat Violations (fuel injector Against Ohio Company for Hazmat Violations (1 Gallon Paint)

Against Kentucky Company for Hazmat Violations (Batteries via UPS) Against Dad's Auto Dismantling for Hazmat Violations Pennsylvania Company for Hazmat Violations (Gallon Paint Cans) Against Superior Solvents, Inc. for Hazmat Violations Hazmat Penalty (Disinfectants and Corrosives) Sprinkler $70,000 (Paint related) Ecolab $63,000 (Paint related) Aerobal SA, Mexico $95,000 Intl $72,000 (pint bottle distillates) Eagle Foods $51,000 (Food Aroma Trading Co. $59,500 84 Lumber $59,500 (4 MSC $51,000 (2 boxes of Novel Trees Whsle $78,500 Sikorsky, Fuel Control Unit, 8 oz Fl. Liquid $60k, 11 oz adhesive oz btl of ink-off $84k $52,500 qt btls of Fl Liq (fuel pumps, and parts) Aviation Mgmt - Oxy Generators $80,000 SE Airlines - Fuel Pump $55,000 American Airlines (Eagle) $60k acft parts Industrial (spray paint) $60k Mirada CA Company $60,000 penalty Against Daimler Chrysler for Hazmat Violations (Aerosols)

Oxy Generator and Training Violations $72,000 8oz of cleaner! Hazardous Materials Fine Against Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc Civil Penalty Against Baker Petrolite, Inc. for Hazardous Material Violations Penalty Against Kubota Tractor Corp. for Hazmat Violations (Battery) Penalty Against Advance Automotive for Hazmat Violations (Airbags) FAA Proposes $84,000 Penalty Against Division of Monsanto Corp. for Hazmat Violations (1 pt flammable liquid $55,000 Civil Penalty Against Continental Airlines for Shipping Fuel Boost $84,000 Penalty Against World Courier, Inc., for Hazardous Materials Violations Fine Against Irrifrance Industries for Hazardous Materials Violations (Paint) Airline Passenger Charged with Illegally Importing CFCs FAA Proposes $59,500 Penalty Against Sears, Roebuck & Co. for Hazmat Violations Proposes $54,000 Penalty Against Massachusetts Company for Hazmat Violations Proposes $50,000 Penalty Against Homero Prida Bravo for Hazmat Violations

Proposes $82,500 Penalty Against French Company for Hazmat Violations Proposes $72,000 Penalty Against Luxembourg Company for Hazmat Violations Proposes $59,500 Penalty Against California Company for Hazmat Violations Proposes $59,500 Penalty Against Starwest Pharmaceuticals for Hazmat Violations Proposes $59,500 Penalty Against Environ Corp. for Hazmat Violation FAA Proposes $50,000 Penalty Against Tampa Airlines for Hazmat Violations FAA Proposes $55,000 Penalty Against CalAmerica for Hazmat Violations Proposes $84,000 Penalty Against Furniture Medic for Hazmat Violations FAA Proposes $76,000 Penalty Against Walgreen Co. for Hazmat Violations Proposes $70,000 Fine Against US Airways for Hazardous Materials Violations Proposes $51,000 Fine Against Tandy Corporation for Hazardous Materials Violations Proposes $90,000 Fine Against Kalyna International Trading Corp. FAA Proposes $80,000 Fine Against Northwest Airlines FAA Proposes $60,000 Civil Penalty Against South Korean Chemical Firm for