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Posted: 8/24/2015 1:13:29 AM EDT

How long did it take?

Posted: 8/24/2015 1:25:21 AM EDT

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Don't need a TWIC card, but did just submit for my HME last week. First time back in 2011 it took a few weeks.

Posted: 8/24/2015 1:26:20 AM EDT

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Not a trucker but have a twic. Took 2 weeks or so

Posted: 8/24/2015 1:30:34 AM EDT

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No trucker here but, 1 month originally and 3 months when renewed in April.

Posted: 8/24/2015 1:30:43 AM EDT

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Not a trucker but have a twic. Took 2 weeks or so

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me neither, think it took me longer, maybe a month?

Posted: 8/24/2015 1:32:45 AM EDT

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You got to hand it to them, Lockheed Martin who dreamed this idea up, sure knew how to pay off the right politicians to get this scam passed. Now they can sit back and collect the fees from people who have to have them in order to stay employed in their fields.

Truck drivers. Merchant mariners. Longshoremen. Railroad employees.

What a fucking farce.

Posted: 8/24/2015 1:34:38 AM EDT

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You got to hand it to them, Lockheed Martin who dreamed this idea up, sure knew how to pay off the right politicians to get this scam passed. Now they can sit back and collect the fees from people who have to have them in order to stay employed in their fields.

Truck drivers. Merchant mariners. Longshoremen. Railroad employees.

What a fucking farce.

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sonofabitch nailed it.

Posted: 8/24/2015 1:41:38 AM EDT

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I've had one for 6 years and never not once not one single time has it been scanned in one of those special twic scanners. All I have ever done is shown it to some fucking rent-a-cop who asks to see my drivers license anyway.

The first time I showed it at the airport to the worthless TSA fucks they wouldn't accept it. I told them it was issued by their fucking agency when the argued with me I told them to get their supervisor. The supervisor looked at it and waved me right through. I'm going to get some use out of it by god.

Posted: 8/24/2015 1:43:09 AM EDT

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I've had one for 6 years and never not once not one single time has it been scanned in one of those special twic scanners. All I have ever done is shown it to some fucking rent-a-cop who asks to see my drivers license anyway.

The first time I showed it at the airport to the worthless TSA fucks they wouldn't accept it. I told them it was issued by their fucking agency when the argued with me I told them to get their supervisor. The supervisor looked at it and waved me right through. I'm going to get some use out of it by god.

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I found the thread you mentioned that in from 2013 and it gave me a chuckle. TSA is absolutely inept.

Posted: 8/24/2015 1:43:34 AM EDT

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Don't need a TWIC card, but did just submit for my HME last week. First time back in 2011 it took a few weeks.

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Posted: 8/24/2015 1:48:03 AM EDT

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I've had one for 6 years and never not once not one single time has it been scanned in one of those special twic scanners. All I have ever done is shown it to some fucking rent-a-cop who asks to see my drivers license anyway.

The first time I showed it at the airport to the worthless TSA fucks they wouldn't accept it. I told them it was issued by their fucking agency when the argued with me I told them to get their supervisor. The supervisor looked at it and waved me right through. I'm going to get some use out of it by god.

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TSA are some weird bastards. They would not accept my expired DL (expired while I was out of state) but did accept my amateur radio license (no photo Id)

Posted: 8/24/2015 1:59:39 AM EDT

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TSA are some weird bastards. They would not accept my expired DL (expired while I was out of state) but did accept my amateur radio license (no photo Id)

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I've had one for 6 years and never not once not one single time has it been scanned in one of those special twic scanners. All I have ever done is shown it to some fucking rent-a-cop who asks to see my drivers license anyway.

The first time I showed it at the airport to the worthless TSA fucks they wouldn't accept it. I told them it was issued by their fucking agency when the argued with me I told them to get their supervisor. The supervisor looked at it and waved me right through. I'm going to get some use out of it by god.

TSA are some weird bastards. They would not accept my expired DL (expired while I was out of state) but did accept my amateur radio license (no photo Id)

Social Security office wouldn't take my wife's expired DL. But she was good to go with her library card

Posted: 8/24/2015 2:01:57 AM EDT

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Don't need a TWIC card, but did just submit for my HME last week. First time back in 2011 it took a few weeks.

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Not sure where you're at but for your question...

No, didn't get a timeframe for when they'll finish with my background check. They said they'll contact me by phone and letter when it's done. My endorsement expires in October, so I figured I'd get it started now just to make sure I have everything ready when I go in to re-test for my HAZMAT. We don't need a TWIC card up here, but I believe the guys down in Texas do.

Most fuel hauling jobs require a couple years experience driving. I lucked out and only had about 6 months driving experience, but got referred by another driver. Been doing it now for over three years, and wouldn't do any other type of driving. We run 5-6 days a week, usually 8-10 hours a day, home every night/day.

Started off driving out of the Military, hauling frac water, but glad I got the opportunity to haul fuel...Oilfield kind of sucks right now. The refined side should always be steady unless a total collapse of the economy happens, everybody uses diesel and gas.

My suggestion is to hang around (busy) truck stops and ask the drivers making fuel deliveries about job openings and the regional managers contact info. We have between 8-10 loads of diesel delivered per day at our Cheyenne store, so there is a driver showing up at least every couple hours. Don't know about other companies, but we get referral bonuses if a new driver stays on for a certain amount of time.

Posted: 8/24/2015 2:05:19 AM EDT

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It didn't take too long. Less than two weeks. They have an office devoted to just doing TWIC cards here in podunk LA for all the chemical plant and refinery workers, not sure if that helped on the time or not.

I have to have it for entering some of the chemical plants and refineries.

TWIC has become a crutch for places to require it and let the federal government do all the work. I can see some of them because they have a dock on the MS river and such ....

Posted: 8/24/2015 2:06:46 AM EDT

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Not sure where you're at but for your question...

No, didn't get a timeframe for when they'll finish with my background check. They said they'll contact me by phone and letter when it's done. My endorsement expires in October, so I figured I'd get it started now just to make sure I have everything ready when I go in to re-test for my HAZMAT. We don't need a TWIC card up here, but I believe the guys down in Texas do.

Most fuel hauling jobs require a couple years experience driving. I lucked out and only had about 6 months driving experience, but got referred by another driver. Been doing it now for over three years, and wouldn't do any other type of driving. We run 5-6 days a week, usually 8-10 hours a day, home every night/day.

Started off driving out of the Military, hauling frac water, but glad I got the opportunity to haul fuel...Oilfield kind of sucks right now. The refined side should always be steady unless a total collapse of the economy happens, everybody uses diesel and gas.

My suggestion is to hang around (busy) truck stops and ask the drivers making fuel deliveries about job openings and the regional managers contact info. We have between 8-10 loads of diesel delivered per day at our Cheyenne store, so there is a driver showing up at least every couple hours. Don't know about other companies, but we get referral bonuses if a new driver stays on for a certain amount of time.

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Don't need a TWIC card, but did just submit for my HME last week. First time back in 2011 it took a few weeks.

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Not sure where you're at but for your question...

No, didn't get a timeframe for when they'll finish with my background check. They said they'll contact me by phone and letter when it's done. My endorsement expires in October, so I figured I'd get it started now just to make sure I have everything ready when I go in to re-test for my HAZMAT. We don't need a TWIC card up here, but I believe the guys down in Texas do.

Most fuel hauling jobs require a couple years experience driving. I lucked out and only had about 6 months driving experience, but got referred by another driver. Been doing it now for over three years, and wouldn't do any other type of driving. We run 5-6 days a week, usually 8-10 hours a day, home every night/day.

Started off driving out of the Military, hauling frac water, but glad I got the opportunity to haul fuel...Oilfield kind of sucks right now. The refined side should always be steady unless a total collapse of the economy happens, everybody uses diesel and gas.

My suggestion is to hang around (busy) truck stops and ask the drivers making fuel deliveries about job openings and the regional managers contact info. We have between 8-10 loads of diesel delivered per day at our Cheyenne store, so there is a driver showing up at least every couple hours. Don't know about other companies, but we get referral bonuses if a new driver stays on for a certain amount of time.

Thanks

Currently in Brighton CO. I drove for Halliburton for three years in ND. My plans are to get a tanker job because of the schedule and pay.

Posted: 8/24/2015 3:02:53 AM EDT

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I recently renewed after 6 months of it being expired. Took 1 day to approve, still waiting on the card after a week. I'll let you know when it gets here.

Posted: 8/24/2015 4:10:05 AM EDT

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Currently in Brighton CO. I drove for Halliburton for three years in ND. My plans are to get a tanker job because of the schedule and pay.

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Don't need a TWIC card, but did just submit for my HME last week. First time back in 2011 it took a few weeks.

Sent you an IM

Not sure where you're at but for your question...

No, didn't get a timeframe for when they'll finish with my background check. They said they'll contact me by phone and letter when it's done. My endorsement expires in October, so I figured I'd get it started now just to make sure I have everything ready when I go in to re-test for my HAZMAT. We don't need a TWIC card up here, but I believe the guys down in Texas do.

Most fuel hauling jobs require a couple years experience driving. I lucked out and only had about 6 months driving experience, but got referred by another driver. Been doing it now for over three years, and wouldn't do any other type of driving. We run 5-6 days a week, usually 8-10 hours a day, home every night/day.

Started off driving out of the Military, hauling frac water, but glad I got the opportunity to haul fuel...Oilfield kind of sucks right now. The refined side should always be steady unless a total collapse of the economy happens, everybody uses diesel and gas.

My suggestion is to hang around (busy) truck stops and ask the drivers making fuel deliveries about job openings and the regional managers contact info. We have between 8-10 loads of diesel delivered per day at our Cheyenne store, so there is a driver showing up at least every couple hours. Don't know about other companies, but we get referral bonuses if a new driver stays on for a certain amount of time.

Thanks

Currently in Brighton CO. I drove for Halliburton for three years in ND. My plans are to get a tanker job because of the schedule and pay.

Since you are close to Commerce City, you have lots of options. Solar, Groendyke, Harpel, WSI, Frontier, and Gemini, just to name a few. Our Denver guys run out of Commerce City. Shoot me your info in a PM and I can pass it along to our regional manager if you would like. But you will need a clean record.

Posted: 8/24/2015 5:00:49 AM EDT

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USCG will not renew your license without a valid TWIC. Never tried to use it in the airport but I have friends that do all the time. Other than that there has been only one port that asked for it to enter. Pretty much a giant waist of money from what I can tell. Maybe it prevents people with questionable backgrounds from getting certain jobs?

Posted: 8/24/2015 5:24:10 AM EDT

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You got to hand it to them, Lockheed Martin who dreamed this idea up, sure knew how to pay off the right politicians to get this scam passed. Now they can sit back and collect the fees from people who have to have them in order to stay employed in their fields.

Truck drivers. Merchant mariners. Longshoremen. Railroad employees.

What a fucking farce.

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Around here anyone working in a refinery or chemical plant has to have one. many thousands of them just in the industrial areas here

Posted: 8/24/2015 5:39:04 AM EDT

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I've had one for 6 years and never not once not one single time has it been scanned in one of those special twic scanners. All I have ever done is shown it to some fucking rent-a-cop who asks to see my drivers license anyway.

The first time I showed it at the airport to the worthless TSA fucks they wouldn't accept it. I told them it was issued by their fucking agency when the argued with me I told them to get their supervisor. The supervisor looked at it and waved me right through. I'm going to get some use out of it by god.

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All of this mirrors my experience. Me and another guy were flying and were at the airport way early so we decided to play the TWIC game with TSA. The agent kept repeating "sir you need a government issued ID". And we just kept answering this ID is issued by your agency.

Posted: 8/24/2015 5:41:37 AM EDT

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It didn't take too long. Less than two weeks. They have an office devoted to just doing TWIC cards here in podunk LA for all the chemical plant and refinery workers, not sure if that helped on the time or not.

I have to have it for entering some of the chemical plants and refineries.

TWIC has become a crutch for places to require it and let the federal government do all the work. I can see some of them because they have a dock on the MS river and such ....

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You must have gotten it a long time ago. When they first started it was a couple weeks. I've seen guys go as long as three months lately

Posted: 8/24/2015 7:49:00 AM EDT

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Just like post 9/11 hazmat; TWIC is a false security umbrella that keeps hard working truckers down. for many years I pulled hazmat loads with no problem then when new hazmat regs came around and all the money and hassles I stopped hauling it. I was forced to get a twic card and it took about a month. Before that I saw no problems with the old system in the ports of just showing an ID.

ETA: I don't think a terrorist would bother with a twic card or getting special hazmat permits. To my knowledge they didn't have a pilots lic on 9/11 - just more money for uncle sam and a solution to a problem that was never there but caused more problems that solved.

Posted: 8/24/2015 7:50:02 AM EDT

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Not a trucker but have a twic. Took 2 weeks or so

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Posted: 8/24/2015 7:54:50 AM EDT

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Why just truckers? Boat captain here...

In the captain's process, the TWIC card was the easiest part. Took an hour or less and had it in hand 10 days later.

Posted: 8/24/2015 9:02:15 AM EDT

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Why just truckers? Boat captain here...

In the captain's process, the TWIC card was the easiest part. Took an hour or less and had it in hand 10 days later.

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I knew we have a pretty good pool of truckers as members but didn't realize how many captains/boat crew, port/dock, refinery etc. workers we have as well.

Posted: 8/24/2015 12:58:31 PM EDT

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Refinery worker here.

TWIC is nothing but a moneymaking fraud.

Posted: 8/24/2015 1:11:05 PM EDT

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FUCK twic Trucker here Don't have one. Only needed a few times and the places did not really care if I had one or not I just said o I need more useless ID The laughed I laughed and said yeap. We all had a Kit Kat Bar

Posted: 8/24/2015 8:06:29 PM EDT

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You got to hand it to them, Lockheed Martin who dreamed this idea up, sure knew how to pay off the right politicians to get this scam passed. Now they can sit back and collect the fees from people who have to have them in order to stay employed in their fields.

Truck drivers. Merchant mariners. Longshoremen. Railroad employees.

What a fucking farce.

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Not to mention that there are ports like Jacksonville which don't accept it. "You got a TWIC card? It don't matter. You still got to pay $100 for our "security escort" to ride with you out to the wharf to be unloaded." Or you could pay $500 for their port access card if you regularly have to go there.

That or the Port of Baltimore making you drop your trailer and their guy hauls it out to be (over)loaded and then bring it back to you, sealed.

TWIC might be useful in some locations. But the ports are so screwed up I doubt that they will ever accept the TWIC, because it isn't their little empire's moneymaker.

Posted: 8/24/2015 8:10:31 PM EDT

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USCG will not renew your license without a valid TWIC. Never tried to use it in the airport but I have friends that do all the time. Other than that there has been only one port that asked for it to enter. Pretty much a giant waist of money from what I can tell. Maybe it prevents people with questionable backgrounds from getting certain jobs?

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The big screams I heard about TWIC were that the entire port business in NY and NJ was going to have to shut down. Because everyone with a criminal background was going to be found out.

Posted: 8/24/2015 8:18:06 PM EDT

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I'm most likely going to be getting one soon, the techs at work have them for going on freighters and I was just told that I am now the new Ship engine guy and may be going out onto the boats as well.