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TWIC * USA - Leading Houston Trucking Company Alerts Truckers to New U.S. Coastguard Security Clearance Requirements
Transportation Workers Identification Credentials (TWIC) Clearance Cards Now Required at Ports
Houston,TX,USA -PRWEB -December 17, 2008: -- While not yet in effect in the Houston area, long time trucking service Covey Transport advises truckers to pursue their Transportation Workers Identification Credentials (TWIC) now, as the process for registering, approval and receiving the cards can take up to four months... Covey representatives state that the goal of the new TWIC program is to ensure that all individuals who have unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities and vessels undergo a thorough governmental background check. This is an effort by the Department of Homeland Security to provide greater port security... Port authorities will begin checking for the TWIC cards in seven captain-of-the-port zones beginning December 30, 2008. These zones include the ports of Baltimore and Philadelphia, the Ohio River, lower Mississippi River, San Diego, California and Mobile, Alabama. The deadline for Houston is set for April 15, 2009.
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