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Originally Posted by thebaldeagle655
Got my hazmat last September, had 2 years left on present license, had to do the new background check, fingerprints and photo but it is only good for 2 years. When this one expires I will have to redo the background check again for the next 5 years. In January I applied for the TWIC card. Since I already had the HME and background check I had the option of the paying just over $100 for a 2 year (using the old background check) or going ahead and paying hte $132.50 (I think it was that) for a 5 year.
They got us coming and going!
Why would you have to pay for the entire process again after only two years...if HME is good for 5 years? IL licenses are only good for 4 years. Basically, I would have to pay $94 now, plus the cost to add the endorsement which is like $10. Then, I have to pay another $94 plus the cost for my three endorsements (tanker, doubles, hazmat) plus the cost of a new 4-yr license which is like ($25)...if Illinois doesn't raise the fees like they did for license plates.
Is the TSA so incompetent, they will lose your records every few years? My fingerprints are NOT GOING TO CHANGE!
The moral of the story is...
a)I should wait (at least) 30 days before my current license expires to get HME and background check and a new license?
b)Move to a state which has 5-yr licenses (like NC) and then get it?
c)Prepare to shell out close to $250 over the next two years for something I might never use or need?
d)Unless you haul placarded hazmat loads on a regular basis and are compensated, it is a money pit.
e)Write George to personally thank him for making it harder for me to find a job!