Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) long ago proposed the FAST (Free and Secure Trade) driver card as a means to allow foreign driver compliance with the background check requirement for HAZMAT drivers. ...

TSA estimates there are about 2.7 million truckers licensed to carry hazardous materials. The new rule is the third and final phase of the agency's Hazmat Threat Assessment Program.

The U.S. General Accounting Office finds the Transportation Security Administration is doing a good job on fingerprint-based background checks of workers with unescorted access to security areas ...