Port of Long Beach holds four-in-one sign-ups to ease entry for drivers

One-Stop Trucker Access Event Set for Dec. 14-16 

Truck drivers and others can enroll, register and sign up for various official clearances to enable them to work at the port complex at a special “Help for Truckers Days” event at the Port of Long Beach from Dec. 14-16.

The special “four-in-one” event will allow truckers to come for Clean Truck Program registration, Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) enrollment, radiofrequency ID tags (RFID) and sign-ups for the new Truck Alert traffic notification system.

The three-day event is hosted by the Port of Long Beach in conjunction with the Transportation Security Administration and the identity certification firm IDEMIA.

“We wanted to make it even more convenient for our drayage trucking community to obtain the documents they need to continue to move the cargo coming to the port complex,” said Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero. “This is a prime example of collaboration that will help us to move cargo faster.”

“Thanks to our partners at TSA and IDEMIA and our Terminal Access Center, we’re able to make it easier and faster for drivers and licensed motor carriers to get what they need,” said Steven Neal, President of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners. “We hope that the trucking community will find this event very worthwhile.”

The event will be held 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday, Dec. 14-16, at the Port of Long Beach Terminal Access Center, 1265 Harbor Ave., Long Beach (southwest corner of Harbor Avenue and West Anaheim Street).