Do I need to get a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card or is that just for immigrants?![]()
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Remrie, Aug 18, 2010.
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you will be working at shipping ports
you will be picking up/delivering at shipping ports
you will be going onto military bases
you will be going into warehouses that have high security.
procedure is almost like the hazmat.........
you fill out a form, you get finger-printed, you get a photo, you pay (this time) $135.00
a TWIC card is good for 5 years, and must be renewed. it can be taken away from you if you violate policies.
some employers require it
some employers prefer it
some employers don't care about it right now.
good to have............??
well in a way yes.........you would have gone thru homeland security checks, and FBI checks, so this would prove that you have a clean background
do i have one........?>?
yes..............
have i ever needed it.........??
yes..............once...........Remrie Thanks this. -
Get it, it will help you get a job even if you dont need it. The reason is you have to pass a ton of background checks to get it, so an employer knows if you have it, you are probably some one they can send almost anywhere they need to.
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The military base at Port Hueneme in California does not require a TWIC card.
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Expecially any place that has a lot of armorment or missiles ect.Remrie Thanks this. -
The US Army proving grounds in Yuma, AZ doesn't require it. I deliever new GM trucks / SUV's there and they convert them into Border Patrol units. Your right about Hueneme, they have a truck gate, the sentry's there have the process under control. The TWIC is enforced by the US Coast Guard. Every time I've been carded, it was by the Coast Guard.
http://www.tsa.gov/press/releases/2009/0309.shtm
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I do have a hazmat and I am about to graduate driving school with my class A, I didn't hear about it until I checked out Knight transportation application and they asked if I had one.
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it doesn't hurt, just spend the money and get it.
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http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/twic/index.shtmRemrie Thanks this. -
I already know where to go to get mine.
http://twicinformation.tsa.dhs.gov/twicinfo/portinfo.jsp?id=1115
I'll have to drop by down there then.
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