Why has the CCSP credential been developed?
With 67% of all freight tonnage being shipped annually in the U.S. by truck, it seems appropriate that ATA (the trucking industry’s national representative) and the North American Transportation Management Institute (the trucking industry’s national training/educational organization) would lead the way in helping secure the nation’s supply chain. Through its CCSP credential, ATA and NATMI are able to recognize those individuals in the transportation field, who have earned the requisite knowledge, skill and experience to be deemed cargo security professionals; and to offer affordable, convenient and comprehensive training to those wishing to either design, implement and/or enhance their operations’ cargo security policies and practices, or hone and expand their knowledge and techniques related to cargo security, loss prevention and theft. Why is it termed “Certified Cargo Security ProfessionalTM?” The trucking industry knows firsthand the myriad of existing and emerging transportation s