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Safe Port Act - USA - Has trucking implications
USA -Fleet Owner, by Terrence Nguyen -Oct 16, 2006: -- The Safe Port Act signed into law by President George W. Bush on Friday contains trucking provisions that tighten guidelines and processes for law enforcement to verify legal commercial vehicle traffic. It also ensures that commercial driver license (CDL) holders have citizenship or legal presence, bolsters antifraud measures for CDL programs and requires that all port truckers undergo a background check... Perhaps the most immediate effect the bill will have on trucking is that it requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement a threat assessment process within 90 days of Oct. 13 for port truckers who don’t have a hazardous materials endorsement. This would include name-based checks against terrorist watch lists and an immigration status check...
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