TSA Announces Security Recommendations for Motor Carriers
Jul 24, 2008 3:30 PM
To help ensure the secure transportation of potentially dangerous materials, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced a set of voluntary security recommendations for safe mobility across the nation’s highways. The recommendations apply to certain quantities of materials that could cause a significant impact if used in an act of terrorism.
The voluntary guidelines were developed over a three-year period by TSA's Highway and Motor Carrier Division in collaboration with government and private sector partners. The resulting recommendations are structured to allow motor carriers and shippers to adopt measures tailored to their particular circumstances or operation.
"These recommendations will further enhance motor carrier security by helping the industry adopt security measures best suited for the size and scope of their organizations," says William Arrington, general manager, TSA Highway and Motor Carrier Division. "TSA used a threat-based approach to develop security measures that are reasonable and effective for the industry as a whole."
TSA developed security action items for general security; personnel security; unauthorized access; and en-route security. General security measures include conducting security threat assessments, security planning, protecting critical information and enhancing awareness of industry-security practices. Personnel security and unauthorized access refer to practices affecting the security of a motor carrier's employees, contracted employees and its property. En-route security refers to the actual movement and handling of motor vehicles transporting highway security-sensitive materials. A list of recommendations can be found on TSA's Web site under www.tsa.gov/highway.
TSA recognizes that no one solution fits all motor carriers and circumstances. Therefore, the security action items allow for implementation flexibility based on the assessed vulnerability of a particular process or operation. The goal of the affected motor carrier and shipper should be to implement these security action items to the fullest extent practical.
TSA will build on these recommendations by analyzing the effectiveness of the security action items and feedback the Highway and Motor Carrier Division receives from industry. TSA will consider the security action items for development as regulations.
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