To twic or not to twic
#12
12-09-2008, 09:40 PM
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Speedway Indiana
Posts: 1,751
I did it just for the opportunity for more work. I figure there will be alot of Drivers who can't or won't get it and that opens up another avenue for revenue and at the end of the day that is all that matters, revenue.
I do understand where you are coming from GMAN, I hate that I have to pay for my TWIC and Hazmat and think of them as special taxes but I would rather bite the bullet, pay the tax and win in the end. At least that is how I see it. Exactly MDKW! It may suck......but pay the fee.....and let GMAN and the other trucker/political activists sit there and educate each other on Channel 19 while you pull the freight. Leave the political dissertations to the Illinois Governor's office!
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#13
12-09-2008, 10:26 PM
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Speedway Indiana
Posts: 1,751
"The trucking industry shut this country down about 30 or so years ago."
Not much chance of that happening ever again, and I think you know why. I have my TWIC card, wasn't crazy about having to get it, but I wasn't crazy about the CDL when it came out either. Wait till you see the NEW regulations regarding medical cards, and CDL renewals. Yeah........Mike will really blow a gasket..............
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#14
12-09-2008, 11:20 PM
so which is it? 400,000 or 700,000,seems like the naysayers can't even agree on how many have got twic'd yet.
Atleast I know that I can always go back to hauling cans if no one else is getting or can't get it.
#17
12-10-2008, 01:55 AM
Sometimes you can't fight city hall, I got my twic card but I have a problem with individual ports still makingyou buy there pass 35 dollars here 85 there. The twic should be the only one since it is federal. Also over 100,000 people dave been denied the new twic.
#18
12-10-2008, 04:47 AM
Good question. I was wondering that myself. I've not needed one, so I had no idea either. :lol:
Here are some FAQs about twic. TSA: Frequently Asked Questions
#19
12-10-2008, 03:01 PM
As of 11/21/08 - 400,000. As of 12/08/08 - 700,000
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#20
12-10-2008, 04:29 PM
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 17,097
I lost a couple of loads this week due to not having a TWIC. That doesn't mean that I am ready to go out and pay the TWIC tax. I do some military freight as well. Military loads haven't been paying that well lately so if I miss a couple of military loads then I haven't lost much. I know one carrier who now requires new hires to have a TWIC, but they go into the ports frequently. I can understand why some would spend the money since it may not be an option with some carriers. I have not yet made up my mind whether I will spend the money or not. As of now, I am leaning toward not getting one. I am making some changes in my business which will make it easier to not need to go into the ports. I also don't think that I will pay the fee for the hazmat. That will save me a couple of hundred dollars. One other thing to keep in mind is that those who are performing these checks are private companies. You don't know where that information will be stored or how well it will be secured. My question is when is enough enough? Let's take a look at the revenue generated by these two programs. If a million drivers paid for the hazmat tax then that will generate $94 million, providing everyone pays the same $94 fee. Add the TWIC tax for the same number of drivers and that adds another $132.5 million at $132.50 per driver. If Lockheed Martin is doing both programs then they are generating a potential revenue stream of more than $200 million. That is more than $200,000,000. That is a lot of revenue. I am not sure that it does anything other than make money for the contractor and government. It adds more that $200 for every CDL holder who chooses to pay the tax.
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