BOSTON - Truckers who have been transporting cargo to and from Boston’s Logan International Airport under heightened security measures since the Sept. 11 attacks can expect new directives now that the federal Transportation Security Administration has assumed complete control of airport security.What is going on at Logan is typical of large airports across the country. All people in cargo areas, including truck drivers, are now subject to random identification checks, according to Barbara Platt, spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Port Authority, the public agency that manages airports, seaports and transportation infrastructure throughout the state. “Trucks are required to stop at one of the two entrance points to the airfield, called north and south gate,” Platt said. “Since they are entering a secure area — the airfield — the driver must present identification and produce a manifest. In some cases, their cargo may be inspected.”For the full story, see the March 18 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.
What is going on at Logan is typical of large airports across the country. All people in cargo areas, including truck drivers, are now subject to random identification checks, according to Barbara Platt, spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Port Authority, the public agency that manages airports, seaports and transportation infrastructure throughout the state. “Trucks are required to stop at one of the two entrance points to the airfield, called north and south gate,” Platt said. “Since they are entering a secure area — the airfield — the driver must present identification and produce a manifest. In some cases, their cargo may be inspected.”For the full story, see the March 18 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.