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Friday, January 05, 2007

Truck drivers deplore port fee

Truck drivers deplore port fee
Security measures require paying for multiple credentialsThe nation's truckers undergo federal background checks and must pay for separate licenses to haul materials for the U.S. Defense and Energy departments, to drive across the border and to carry hazardous materials. And come March, if they pick up goods at a seaport, they must obtain another credential that may cost nearly $160, according to rules announced this week.

 



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