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Coalition for Luggage Security Applauds Japanese Experiment.


NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 -- The Coalition for Luggage Security, a partnership of business leaders who are actively proposing structural reforms in the way baggage and cargo are transported, are requesting a dialogue on the part of our elected officials.

"These reforms are necessary now, in our opinion, for the security of the traveling public and the health of the transportation industry. As our Coalition is promoting long-term solutions, the Japanese government along with private industry is already in a testing phase," (see http://astrec.jp/en/) said Harvey Abelson, Coalition Coordinator.

"The Japanese experiment 'Hands Free Travel' began as a test to simplify the check-in experience. They quickly identified security as a major benefit when luggage is shipped separately from the traveling consumer," said Richard Altomare, Founder and Chairman for the Coalition for Luggage Security and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  and Chairman of Universal Express, Inc., (OTCBB OTCBB

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: USXP) based in New York and Florida.

"We are delighted to be a leading voice in this growing world-wide movement of safer innovative luggage handling. Our goal of encouraging Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
Department of Homeland Security

executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control  to consider sharing information and testing has just been moved closer by the thoughtful actions of the Japanese government," concluded Mr. Altomare.

The Coalition has begun a dialogue with ASTREC and Home Security.

More information on the Coalition's efforts can be found at http://www.luggagesecuritycoalition.com/.

The following video on the web brings focus to the issues: http://www.usxp.com/coalitionnews.htm.

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