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TWIC?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by HeartHooves, Feb 25, 2013.

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  1. Feb 25, 2013 #1
    HeartHooves

    HeartHooves Light Load Member

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    O.k., I gotta ask. I've seen this mentioned frequently, and I thought I would be able to figure it out if I kept reading. Well, I still haven't figured it out. What is TWIC?
     
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  3. Feb 25, 2013 #2
    Stryder

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    Transportation Workers Identification Credential - A requirement for access to some/all(?) ports. You can get more info from a quick Google.
     
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  4. Feb 25, 2013 #3
    Chinatown

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  5. Feb 25, 2013 #4
    dracon

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    Already answered no sense in me further confusing the issue.
     
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  7. Feb 25, 2013 #5
    Psyched

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    Apply online, most all ports are under homeland security now.. You sometimes can enter by paying $100 "escort fee" but most shippers don't want to deal with that..
    twicprogram.tsa.dhs.gov/
     
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  8. Feb 25, 2013 #6
    HeartHooves

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    Thanks, all.
     
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  9. Feb 25, 2013 #7
    xdrillsgt

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    Just another way for the govt to suck more money out of us. The ports dont even have the system to read the cards
     
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  10. Feb 25, 2013 #8
    123456

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    10 years in the making, and still a mess.........I wonder why ?
     
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  11. Feb 25, 2013 #9
    double yellow

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    It can also save you time waiting for impromptu background checks when delivering to some military bases
     
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  12. Feb 25, 2013 #10
    ironpony

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    I've had my card scanned at the Port of Wilmington, and the Port of Norfolk (today)... as well as checked manually a couple of times once I got in.

    The OP might want to find out if he really needs a TWIC card before he shells out the money.
     
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