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HME * USA - One Check, Not Two, for Truckers
The federal government should eliminate a rule that forces some truck drivers to undergo duplicate, costly security checks
Washington,DC,USA -The Journal of Commerce, by William B. Cassidy -27 Feb 2009: -- The Small Business Administration targeted a Transportation Security Administration rule that requires truckers who already hold a Transportation Worker Identification Credential to undergo a second background check when they apply for a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for their commercial driver's licenses. Those checks cost nearly $100 per applicant, and cost the trucking industry up to $30 million a year, the federal agency said... As many as 300,000 truck drivers apply for an HME each year, according to the American Trucking Associations. Without one, they cannot haul hazardous materials... (IMAGE)
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