Mobile X-ray Inspections of Cargo Trucks Used Surprise Test At O’Hare
August 19, 2008 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
A mobile X-ray machine capable of screening the contents of large cargo containers was used for the first time Tuesday to check trucks entering O’Hare International Airport, authorities said.
The exercise, part of a drill involving federal and city agencies, will become a common security practice as a 2010 deadline requiring screening of all cargo that is loaded aboard passenger planes approaches, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Read more
