Official Says U.S. to Deploy Electronic Border Clearing by 2006
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Irwin made her comments following a meeting of ATA’s Cross Border Policy Committee Oct. 16, during the federation’s annual Management Conference & Exhibition.
OSTON — Domestic carriers crossing into Canada or Mexico need to prepare now for the full rollout of a federal electronic clearance system expected to be fully operational by next October, a trucking official said here.
“The days of driving up to a border with a paper manifest
re over,” said Margaret Irwin, who is American Trucking Associations’ director of customs, immigration and cross border operations.
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