Estes Becomes One of the First Major LTL Carriers to Become TSA-Security Compliant

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Estes LTL has met the TSA requirements for air cargo transportation. They will continually be audited to ensure compliance.

Estes is one of the first LTL carriers to meet the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) requirements for air cargo transportation.  The requirements for the TSA are in training and processes which the carrier performs.  According to the article “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.”Estes will need to continually test individuals to remain compliant.  Compliance includes:<ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">detailed visual cargo inspections</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">locked and monitored vehicles from pickup until delivery to the air carrier </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">verification process that ensures freight is tendered at a designated shipper site directly from an authorized representative of the shipper.</li></ul>According to Billy Hupp, COO of Estes stated, “The security of our customers’ goods is always our highest priority, whether it’s bound for the airport or the next town. That’s why we have taken an aggressive stance in making our operations secure. This is a pace-setting move by the company, and we are proud to be an industry leader with respect to freight security.” 9 application/xml false Less-than-truckload LTL North America security Supply Chain Transportation Security Administration TSA Estes Becomes One of the First Major LTL Carriers to Become TSA-Security Compliant Business Wire http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080331006358&newsLang=en Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; InfoPath.1) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 Establish 208.105.4.154 false true false false true 187565 false false true false false false true 165493 blog blogsite/ChinaSupplyChain/web