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Talking Freight Seminar on November 18, 2009: Security and System Resiliency
Posted: 10/23/2009

In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. government began building a new multimodal approach to cargo security. The freight transportation industry continues to face unprecedented challenges from new security directives, such as TWIC and 10+2, designed to make the movement of goods more secure and safe from terrorist attacks. What would happen if the system were impacted by an incident, natural or man-made, that caused a disruption or brought fright transportation to a halt? What protocols may be needed to resume transportation and trade? Hear how security directives are impacting performance of the freight transportation system and what is needed to recover from a system disruption?

URL: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm


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