ATA, DOT Agency Plan Security Seminars

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merican Trucking Associations said it and the U.S. Transportation Safety Institute had agreed to hold a series of joint training seminars in January, teaching motor carriers how to prevent losses from cargo theft, hijackings and possible terrorist activity.

Don Rondeau, director of claims and security for ATA’s Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council, said the training initiative would amount to “customized truck and transportation security training” with courses and seminars ranging from anti-hijacking and anti-terror concerns to recommended cargo security practices.

He said his group had asked the Department of Transportation’s Research and Special Programs Administration for help conducting the security seminars, to have the benefit of DOT’s experts in security and loss prevention.

RSPA is the parent organization of the Transportation Safety Institute, which conducts worldwide safety, security and environmental training.

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