Indianapolis, Indiana, May 8, 2007:  ProTrans International, Inc. has acquired the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) certification under the certification type of United States Licensed Broker.  By participating in the C-TPAT initiative, ProTrans is committed to implement, follow, and maintain procedures and practices consistent with the C-TPAT Security Criteria enforced by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

In coordination with C-TPAT, ProTrans will receive numerous benefits and ensure a more secure and expeditious supply chain for our customers.  Benefits include a reduced number of CBP inspections resulting in reduced border delay times.   Additionally, ProTrans will be assigned a C-TPAT Supply Chain Security Specialist (SCSS) who will work with ProTrans to validate and enhance security throughout ProTrans International’s supply chain.

The C-TPAT program was created as a voluntary, joint government-business initiative to build cooperative relationships that strengthen and improve overall international supply chain and U.S. border security.  With this collaborative effort, CBP is able to achieve its goals of enhanced security and the facilitation of trade moving into the United States.

Security is extremely important to ProTrans, and the C-TPAT certification is one of many internal initiatives to strengthen our customers’ supply chain.  To uphold this relationship with CBP, ProTrans will continue to keep our company secure using the agreed upon security standards, through self-policing and implementing changes when needed. 

For more information regarding C-TPAT and other CBP security initiatives, please visit www.cbp.gov.  If you have any questions regarding ProTrans’ C-TPAT certification, please direct them to our Quality Department at our Corporate Headquarters. 

ProTrans International, Inc. C-TPAT SVI # 28a65693-062d-4610-8013-3628f49c3cbc