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Port of Long Beach Hosts One-Stop Help for Truckers - This Week

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The Port of Long Beach, in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration and the identity certification company IDEMIA, will host its anual event to provide truck drivers an opportunity to sign up for various official programs and certification necesary to work at hte San Pedro Bay Ports Complex.
 
This “four in one” event will take place Tuesday, October 18 and Wednesday, October 19 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm  at the Port of Long Beach Terminal Access Center (265 Harbor Avenue, Long Beach on the southwest corner of Harbor Avenue and West Anaheim Street). 
 
Drivers will be able to enroll with the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), register for the Clean Truck Program, obtain radio frequency ID tags and sign up for the Port’s Truck Alert traffic notification system.
 
TWIC appointments and pre-enrollment are available at universalenroll.dhs.gov/programs/twic. Simply click New Enrollment, complete the information and in Step 9 – Select Appoint Location, choose “Pop Up: Port of Long Beach, 10/18-10/19.”
 
For questions and appointments regarding Clean Truck Program registration and RFID, call 866-721-5686 or email cleantrucks@polb.com.
 
Free tacos will be available to participants from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, while supplies last.
 

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