A REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT ON THE NATIONAL CARGO SECURITY PROGRAM

The report describes the activities of the various elements of government and the transportation industry in a cooperative national program dedicated to the prevention of cargo theft. The highlights are: Cargo losses in the motor carrier industry have stabilized. Further effort by the national's truckers in this Program will improve that trend. The airlines are continuing to make good progress in reducing the trend of air cargo losses. Railroads face unique difficulties in protecting freight from theft-related losses and damage. New procedures are proposed for shared responsibility by rail shippers. The lack of maritime data remains a significant deficiency in the National Cargo Security Program, but a workable solution is emerging.

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Adams, B
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 48 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight security; Loss and damage; Prevention; Theft
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo damage prevention; Pilferage prevention
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159530
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM