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US Customs announces important C-TPAT carrier criteria upgrades
WASHINGTON -- Highway carriers wanting to join to the Can-Am security clearance program C-TPAT after this past March 13, 2006 will need to meet or exceed the security criteria before they will be "certified" and eligible for benefits, authorities announced.
Carriers can use third parties to transmit manifest data via ACE
WASHINGTON -- As U.S. Customs had previously proposed, it will allow truck carriers without Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Truck Carrier Accounts to use third parties to transmit truck manifest information on their behalf via electronic data interchange (EDI) messaging.
MTO creates committee to oversee highway vehicle recovery practices
TORONTO -- At the request of the Ontario Trucking Association, Transportation Minister Harinder Takhar will create a working group to review how highway traffic incidents in Ontario are handled, and to develop a solution to control potential abuses of the selection of recovery companies at roadside.
Bush won’t back off passport rule
CANCUN, Mexico -- U.S. President George W. Bush says he won't oppose Congress's law requiring anyone entering the U.S. to carry a passport or similar biometric credentials even though businesses on both sides of the border insist the rule will hamper travel and trade.
More uniform tank trailer rules don’t go far enough: CTA
OTTAWA -- US DOT is revising its rules dealing with Canadian and domestic-built tank trailers used for bulk shipments in North America, but not nearly enough to truly harmonize the use of these trailers for the transport of dangerous goods, says the Canadian Trucking Alliance.