Attention: All Transportation Companies
URGENT INFORMATION FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Yesterday the TSA issued another warning to all Motor Coach, Transit and public passenger transportation companies of the very real possibility of terrorist threats toward these forms of transportation during the holiday seasons, and more particularly NOW, during the Thanksgiving week.
PLEASE NOTIFY ALL OF YOUR EMPLOYEES OF THIS INCREASED LEVEL OF DANGER AND IMPLORE UPON THEM THAT THEY NEED TO RAISE THEIR AWARENESS!
Attached are two documents issued this morning with more details.
Please issue these documents in the following manner:
TSA Nov2011 Bus Surge procedures --- Please print and distribute individually to ALL Operations personnel, including but not limited to: Bus Drivers, Mechanics, Safety personnel, Maintenance personnel, bus cleaners, fuelers, Operations managers & supervisors and dispatchers.
TSA Transit Nov2011 SURGE Nov 23-28 Final --- This is a lengthy document. IF you operate a transit service, a commuter service, or a line run service in which you transport the general public and anyone can board your bus, then you need to:
-Print and Post this document in conspicuous work areas where your drivers, mechanics, cleaners, fuelers & operations personnel can see it.
-Meet with your employees and have a 10-15 minute discussion with them, making sure they understand the heightened level of awareness.
-Make regular radio or public announcements to your drivers and other personnel throughout this week reminding them to be vigilant.
-Instruct your drivers to make announcements (give them pointers on how to make announcements) to their passengers asking them to be vigilant and to report anything out-of-the-ordinary to the driver or to call 911 on their cell phone.
Any group trips or routes that will be carrying Military personnel, College or School children, and high-profile groups such and professional sports teams or buses with destinations to high-profile events seem to be a preferred target according to the information that TSA is receiving. Keep your drivers aware of this accordingly.
We have never seen this level of awareness and heightened level of notification and warning from the TSA to bus operators in the past.
Please take it seriously and respond as requested by notifying all of your employees.
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Safe, Happy and Peaceful Thanksgiving Holiday, From The Plan of Action Team.
http://planofaction.us/files/2011/11/TSA-INFO.pdf
http://planofaction.us/files/2011/11/TSA-Transit-Nov2011-SURGE-Nov-23-28-2011-Final.pdf
Information provided by TSA, DHS & Coach America.
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