Industry Cautious on Hazmat Checks as Government Touts Early Success
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rucking industry representatives voiced concerns last week over the start of the government’s program to fingerprint hazardous materials drivers, but a federal official called the program “immensely successful.”
Starting on Jan. 31, truckers seeking a first-time hazardous materials endorsement on their commercial driver licenses were subjected to fingerprint-based background checks through a firm contracted to collect the prints for the Transportation Security Administration.For the full story, see the March 28 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.
rucking industry representatives voiced concerns last week over the start of the government’s program to fingerprint hazardous materials drivers, but a federal official called the program “immensely successful.”
Starting on Jan. 31, truckers seeking a first-time hazardous materials endorsement on their commercial driver licenses were subjected to fingerprint-based background checks through a firm contracted to collect the prints for the Transportation Security Administration.For the full story, see the March 28 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.
