The TWIC card is only required to get you into secure locations without an escort. As stated above, all US Ports are considered 'Secure' locations. Private ports where no special security is required should not require a TWIC. All the deep water platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico require TWIC cards. I'm not sure about the continental shelf locations.
When a TWIC escort ends up costing you anywhere from $40 to $60 a pop, a TWIC card can often pay for itself after just two or three trips. In fact, I think my TWIC card helped me land my current position: my previous job was using a rollback wrecker and a dualie/two-car wedge to take autos to the port for customers whose drivers couldn't get ...
Whats the latest on these credentials? I have Hazmat and TWIC Real ID and carry my Passport card. I thought there was another credential that was good...
Can TWIC card be used for hazmat? In October 2018 the TSA Modernization Act addressed this duplicative process by allowing states, prior to issuing a hazmat endorsement, to use an existing, valid TWIC as evidence that the required TSA threat assessment had been completed. ...
Is a TWIC card really worth it? Mine just expired and I can't think of many places I went that asked for it at the seaports and miltary bases. What is...
The Transportation Worker Identification Credential recently became acceptable ID for trucks visiting military bases. In early December, the U.S. Department of Defense released a brief, available here, that outlines its new acceptance of TWIC at military bases. More than 1.4 million workers have enrolled in TWIC the biometric card required for port employees, longshoremen, mariners, truckers ...