A Terror Suspect On The 'No Fly' List Just Got His Trucking License In Minnesota
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That's crazy! Who put him in charge of an 80,000 pound missile? I know he had to of had a background investigation done for a hazmat endorsement and he's aloud to carry radioactive materials ?!? Wtf!
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
That's crazy! Who put him in charge of an 80,000 pound missile? I know he had to of had a background investigation done for a hazmat endorsement and he's aloud to carry radioactive materials ?!? Wtf!
Did Meshal get a Hazmat? I read the article & watched the video. Only caught the School Bus endorsement. But TV reporters don't need to know the fine details sometimes.
It is a good point, though, what with IS pushing "lone wolf" activities. Should the "No Fly" list by the TSA become more restrictive - limiting the types of jobs listees can do?
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
I'm not surprised. This says it all.
The TSA Stops Another Terrorist - AIRPLANE! II Airport Security Clip
This says it all.
The TSA Stops Another Terrorist - AIRPLANE! II Airport Security Clip
That was awesome!
Those were the days...
The Airplane! takes off:
Roger Murdock: We have clearance, Clarence.
Clarence Oveur: Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?
Tower voice: Tower's radio clearance, over!
Clarence Oveur: That's Clarence Oveur. Over.
Tower voice: Over.
Clarence Oveur: Roger.
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: Roger, over!
Roger Murdock: What?
Clarence Oveur: Huh?
Victor Basta: Who?
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Al Qaeda came into the limelight after their first act of terrorism - simultaneously blowing up the American Embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam in 1998. The explosives were packed in vans and driven into the garages of the buildings. I hate to think what kind of horror would occur if a 53' trailer was packed with explosives and driven inside any garage. There's not smoke without a fire!!!
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
That's crazy! Who put him in charge of an 80,000 pound missile? I know he had to of had a background investigation done for a hazmat endorsement and he's aloud to carry radioactive materials ?!? Wtf!
Did Meshal get a Hazmat? I read the article & watched the video. Only caught the School Bus endorsement. But TV reporters don't need to know the fine details sometimes.
It is a good point, though, what with IS pushing "lone wolf" activities. Should the "No Fly" list by the TSA become more restrictive - limiting the types of jobs listees can do?
We have friends who are on it, just because they have very common names that are often used as aliases. Until they provide a better way of knowing if you're on it and a way to clear your name, nope.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
That's crazy! Who put him in charge of an 80,000 pound missile? I know he had to of had a background investigation done for a hazmat endorsement and he's aloud to carry radioactive materials ?!? Wtf!
Did Meshal get a Hazmat? I read the article & watched the video. Only caught the School Bus endorsement. But TV reporters don't need to know the fine details sometimes.
It is a good point, though, what with IS pushing "lone wolf" activities. Should the "No Fly" list by the TSA become more restrictive - limiting the types of jobs listees can do?
We have friends who are on it, just because they have very common names that are often used as aliases. Until they provide a better way of knowing if you're on it and a way to clear your name, nope.
Granted there may be innocent people on the list, but from what it sounds like, they had good reason to put this guy on it. Suspected of attending a terrorist training camp, and forced out of not one but two mosques for radicalizing others? Yeah... I have a bad feeling about this guy.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
This guy in particular, yes, bad ju-ju. Do they do any kind of background check when you get your CDL if you're not getting Hazmat?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
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This is a concern. FMCSA should have a ruling(law) on this. (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) I understand he has applied for hazardous material endorsement.
A Minnesota terror suspect may be on the “No Fly” list, but that hasn’t stopped him from getting his Class A trucking license. Back in 2007, the FBI arrested Amir Meshal on suspicion of leaving a terror training camp in Somalia. But this month, Meshal was granted a license to drive semi-trucks after he passed his road test. He also applied for a school bus endorsement.
Meshal was asked to leave two different U.S. mosques due to suspected radicalization of other members. Read more from FOX9.com: In May 2014, Meshal was removed and trespassed from a Bloomington, Minn. mosque, Al Farooq, after he was suspected of radicalizing young people who would later travel to Syria. According to the police report, religious leaders said, “We have concerns about Meshal interacting with our youth.” Meshal had previously been asked to leave an Eden Prairie, Minn. mosque for similar reasons.
The ACLU recently sued TSA and Homeland Security to have Meshal removed from the “No Fly” list. But Homeland Security responded in a letter obtained by the FOX 9 Investigators that Meshal, “..may be a threat to civil aviation or national security,” adding that, “It has been determined that you (Amir Meshal) are an individual who represents a threat of engaging in or conducting a violent act of terrorism and who is operationally capable of doing so.”
The FOX 9 Investigators asked the Minnesota Department of Public Safety why they issued a Class A license for someone who Homeland Security believes has the “operational capacity” to carry out a terror attack. We have not heard back.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/08/28/terror-suspect-amir-meshal-who-no-fly-list-gets-trucking-license-minnesota
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.