Help for Truckers Days Returns October 18, 19

Truck drivers and others can sign up for various official programs and certifications they need to work at the San Pedro Bay ports complex at a one-stop event at the Port of Long Beach scheduled for Oct. 18 and 19.

The “four in one” event will allow truckers to enroll with the Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC, register for the Clean Truck Program, obtain radio frequency ID tags and sign up for the port’s Truck Alert traffic notification system.

The Port of Long Beach is hosting the event in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration and the identity certification company IDEMIA.

The “four-in-one” event is scheduled for Oct. 18 and Oct. 19. Free tacos will be available to participants from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, while supplies last.

TWIC appointments and pre-enrollment are available at universalenroll.dhs.gov/programs/twic. Click New Enrollment, complete the information and in Step 9 – Select Appoint Location, choose “Pop Up: Port of Long Beach, 10/18-10/19.”

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Oct. 18, 19 

Cost: Free

Details: 866-721-5686; cleantrucks@polb.com.

Venue: Port of Long Beach Terminal Access Center, 1265 Harbor Ave., Long Beach (southwest corner of Harbor Ave. and West Anaheim St.)