TWIC and passport questions

Here is the website for TSA. You make your appointment through there. Took me two to three weeks after I went in for my fingerprints before I was approved. Once TSA does your background check, you go back to the same place where you did your fingerprints and you get your TWIC card issued. Actually it is the same process as getting your HAZMAT. Same process, same locations.

I believe it is just for ports but I am not sure. I know Schneider needed me to have one for the job I was applying for, but the company I am working with now (Old Dominion) doesn't require it.

http://www.tsa.gov/stakeholders/transportation-worker-identification-credential-twic®

 

No problem..

If you can afford it then I would go ahead and get it. Same thing with all the endorsements. When I got all my endorsements I didn't get my doubles and triples, but when I applied with Old Dominion (OD) they said I needed it. I didn't have a problem getting it, but it was another thing I had to study for. It is a hassle going to the same location twice and paying for yet another TSA background check, but the Govt needs to get their money somehow LOL.. Good luck!!

 

Very smart!!

Also, if you get all your endorsements knocked out before you get your CDL issued, then when you do get your CDL, everything is added at one time. If you decide to get an endorsement added to your CDL later, you have to pay a fee to add it..

 

TWIC if for entering seaports, chemical plants, some military facilities.

 

I just applied for a TWIC card yesterday. Pre-enrolled online and scheduled an appointment, the appointment lasted 15 minutes or less, it was quick. The card should arrive in the mail in 3-6 weeks. Very easy and quick process, $129.75. Oh, and since I had a current passport, that is all the documentation/identification I needed for the process.