Security Briefs - Oct. 16 - Oct. 22
The Latest Headlines:
- Trailer Bridge Accepted at C-TPAT Partner
- Discovery of Box Cutters Prompts Search of Planes
- Postal Workers to Sue Over Anthrax Drug, Paper Reports
- Discovery of Box Cutters Prompts Search of Planes
Trailer Bridge Accepted at C-TPAT Partner
Trailer Bridge Inc., a provider of integrated trucking and marine freight services, announced Monday that it has been certified as a member of the Customs Service’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program.C-TPAT is a joint initiative between government and business aimed at protecting cargo entering the United States. Through the program, businesses log security plans with the Customs Service and notify their customers of those plans.
As a C-TPAT partner, Trailer Bridge said now has access to a variety of information sharing and training services provided by the government. Transport Topics
Discovery of Box Cutters Prompts Search of Planes
Box cutters were found in bags left in the lavatories of two Southwest Airlines planes on Friday, prompting government officials to order stepped-up searches of the more than 7,000 aircraft in the nation's commercial fleet, news services reported.Officials said they did not believe the bags were placed there as a prelude to a terrorist attack, the Associated Press reported.
And while the precautionary searches were expected to be completed within a day without major disruptions, even minor delays could affect the trucks that transfer the cargo carried in the bellies of these planes.
Southwest said security checks of its entire fleet of 385 aircraft found no other suspicious items, AP said. Transport Topics
Postal Workers to Sue Over Anthrax Drug, Paper Reports
A group of U.S. Postal Services employees filed a suit against drug manufacturer Bayer AG over some of the side effects of the anti-anthrax drug Cipro, the Wall Street Journal reported.Postal service employees were compelled to take the antibiotic in the fall of 2001 after several letters laced with the potential deadly bacteria were sent to prominent politicians and media outlets.
The group claims that Bayer did not properly alert them about the possible side effects of the drug. The suit contends Bayer did not disclose that Cipro could cause nerve and tendon damage, in addition to other ailments. Transport Topics
