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December 28, 2005 7:30 AM, EST

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or transporters of hazardous materials, 2005 will be remembered as a year of change.

Despite efforts by American Trucking Associations to prevent its implementation, the Transportation Security Administration put a program in place Jan. 31 to check the background of any driver seeking a hazardous materials endorsement on a new commercial driver license.

By May, TSA had expanded the background checks to include drivers renewing their licenses to haul hazmats.

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