B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 141.92; Flight Crew Total 1349.97; Flight Crew Type 1349.97
Communication Breakdown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation
General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action; General Work Refused
Human Factors; Procedure
After boarding and departing the gate on time; we taxied to the runway and never received our final weights.  When we queried Operations and Dispatch; we were told to return to the gate because 'Hazmat was improperly loaded'.  Once back at the gate; we were told that baggage needed to be loaded around the cargo in question.  When this was completed; we asked why we had not received a dangerous goods notification.  The Supervisor could not provide us an answer; so in the interest of not delaying further; we decided to have the cargo in question removed and depart without it.
B-737 Captain reported a communications breakdown with Dispatch and Ramp Supervisor regarding onboard Hazmat resulting in Hazmat cargo removal prior to departure.