Central Transport Approved for Fast-Track US-Canada Shipping.Business & Transportation Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.121302/bb4 WARREN, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2002 Central Transport(R) has received initial approval of its application to join U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT C-TPAT Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (US government) ) through the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for C-TPAT's FAST program will be held near the Ambassador Bridge The Ambassador Bridge is a privately owned suspension bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, with Windsor, Ontario, in Canada.[1] The bridge is owned by the Detroit International Bridge Co. in Detroit, MI on Monday, December 16, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. Central Transport is one of the first two trucking candidates to be accepted by U.S. Customs into the FAST program. Additionally, two drivers for Central Transport(R) are the first to receive commercial FAST driver's cards. "We are proud to be a leader among freight service providers in the anti-terrorism initiative at the U.S./Canadian border. In addition to secure freight handling, we are also able to offer our customers quicker cross border service," said Sandra Villeneuve, president of Custom Services International, a border services agent of Central Transport. On September 9, 2002 in the shadow of the Ambassador Bridge, President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Jean Chretein launched C-TPAT as a joint government-business initiative to build cooperative relationships that strengthen overall supply chain and border security. Through this initiative, Customs is asking businesses to ensure the integrity of their security practices and communicate their security guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. to their business partners within the supply chain. The FAST program offers participants benefits beyond playing an active role in the war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act by committing to increase security in the supply chain. Other benefits include an expanded opportunity for "low-risk" treatment of freight, an assigned account A type of secured transaction whereby an account receivable is pledged to a bank, factor, or other lender to secure the repayment of a loan. It is common commercial practice for a manufacturer or wholesaler to sell inventory on open account, a debt owed to the seller of manager, and eligibility for account-based processes. This translates into an easier process for importing goods and fewer border delays. The Central Transport(R) brand, marketed by Central Transport International, Inc., is a major less-than-truckload (LTL LTL - Linear Temporal Logic ) service reaching across most of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The company, based in suburban Detroit, is part of a group of transportation-related companies owned by privately held CenTra, Inc., which Forbes ranks among the largest 500 private companies in America. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.121302/bb4 |
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