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Biometrics Used to ID Drivers of Hazmat Trucks

Dozens of trucking carriers have joined the US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in devising an identification system that uses biometrics and smartcard technology to screen and track cargo while in transit. Teams have been installing and testing the system for the past six months. There are twelve months left before the the test phase of the system ends.

Biometric test for hazmat drivers near complete, Today�s Trucking, March 1, 2004