ATA Releases Trucking Cargo Security Guidebook


Mike

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ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) today released the ATA Certified Cargo Security Professional Resource Guidebook, which provides a detailed synopsis of motor carrier security from pick up to delivery.

Developed by the Security Council of American Trucking Associations, the 186-page Guidebook helps readers evaluate and manage risk and trucking security, whether physical security en route and at a facility, personnel, or information and computer security. The Certified Cargo Security Professional (CCSP) guidebook covers investigations in the logistics environment, emergency disaster management, federal security regulations for hazardous materials transportation, cross-border security, intermodal security, and food security.

In addition, the Guidebook is the study resource for the CCSP Certification examination administered through ATA and recognized by the North American Transportation Management Institute. The CCSP Certification is a specialty credential that denotes a level of knowledge and skill in the design, implementation and administration of security protection in the cargo/transportation industry.

"Eighty percent of all communities in the U.S. rely solely on trucks for the products and goods they receive, including food, books, clothing, electronics, automobiles, and medical supplies," said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. "Securing the transportation infrastructure and supply chain against potential acts of cargo theft, natural disaster, organized crime, and even terrorism is a critical piece of the homeland security effort. ATA established the CCSP Certification and accompanying CCSP Resource Guidebook to address this vital need by expanding and unifying our industry's approach to security."

The Guidebook, part of the ATA Business Solutions line of products, events, services, can be purchased at ATA Business Solutions or by calling (866) 821-3468.

The Security Council of the American Trucking Associations is the only national organization dedicated exclusively to addressing motor carrier issues related to security of personnel, cargo, truck, facility, information, and the homeland. It exists to serve, promote, and create value for members and the industry through research, education, information dissemination, peer and law enforcement interaction, consensus building, and incentive programs. The Security Council inspires contributions to trucking operations that make them more secure and more profitable.

The American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of other trucking groups, industry-related conferences, and its 50 affiliated state trucking associations, ATA represents more than 37,000 members covering every type of motor carrier in the United States.


SOURCE American Trucking Associations
 

Wouldn't you think this guide would be free? ATA does make the statement about it being vital to expanding and unifying our industry's approach to security. Apparently ATA is trying to make a buck off this...wrong in so many ways.

Don't misunderstand me, y'all. Addressing our national security issues is important...but it's time these self-interests associations stop trying to make a buck off of these critical issues. Isn't the membership dues, donations and government subsidies enough to sustain an association? I thought the purpose of an association was to be representative of individuals, and act in the best interest of those members...not to become a money engine. And is not information to expand and unify America regarding our national security beneficial to those ends...member or not?

Sorry y'all. But the ATA just puts a bad taste in my mouth - so to speak.

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Guess it can be looked at in different ways. By selling products like these to people who can voluntarily fork out the cash for the products, that should put less of a burden for money to be provided to the organization by the Government.

Sounds good in theory anyway. :)

I am not a fan of the ATA either, but somebody providing a product and charging for it doesn't bother me. I just wish that the money would go more toward what I feel is the betterment of the trucking industry as a whole, rather than what is better for the mega trucking companies that line the pocketbooks of the ATA
 
Point taken, but there are some issues which should rise above the cost to generate and share. And this guide is being presented as one of those issues.

What I feel should be presented here is the information should be made available on their website, and the literature should be provided at the cost to produce and ship. But this is not what I see.

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I look at it this way the bleeping ATA will only get my money from me when they can pry it from my cold dead hands, they are a VD. sore on the whole trucking industry!!
 
It is funny when I post these things. I hit submit and try to figure out who is going to blow a gasket first. :)
 
not blowing a gasket jst stating a fact the Anti Trucking Assoc. just like VD. needs a shot of penicillin to clean out the foul disease that they have become :order::stirpot:
 

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