Estes Becomes TSA-Security Compliant for Air Cargo

Less-than-truckload carrier Estes Express Lines, Richmond, Va., said Monday it has become one of the first major LTL carriers to become Security Compliant with the Transportation Security Administration.

Estes said its processes and training now meet TSA’s requirements for air cargo transportation.

All drivers and other key personnel who have access to freight being transported to commercial and cargo aircraft have been trained and tested according to the TSA’s specifications, the company said in a statement.

To maintain security compliance, the company must retrain and retest at scheduled intervals, and to enforce compliance, TSA performs random audits to monitor procedures and testing. TSA is part of the Department of Homeland Security.

Estes is ranked No. 17 on the Transport Topics 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.