Document: 10 CFR Part 73
Document ID: 7d8269bd-54a2-4d5a-9b84-85dfab2746cc
Document Type: cfr
Title: Transportation physical protection systems, subsystems, components, and procedures.
Source: 10 CFR Part 73
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-73/section-73.26
Revision Date: 
Chapter: 
Section ID: 73.26
CFR Part: 73
CFR Title: 10

Content:
results and recommendations of the review, management's findings on whether the transportation security program is currently effective, and any actions taken as a result of recommendations from prior reviews, must be documented in a report to the responsible organization management and to corporate management at least one level higher than that having responsibility for the day-to-day plant operation. These reports must be maintained in an auditable form, available for inspection for a period of 3 years. ( i ) Shipment by road. ( 1 ) A detailed route plan shall be prepared which shows the routes to be taken, the refueling and rest stops, and the call-in times to the movement control center. All shipments shall be made on primary highways with minimum use of secondary roads. All shipments shall be made without intermediate stops except for refueling, rest or emergency stops. ( 2 ) Cargo compartments of the trucks or trailers shall be locked and protected by tamper-indicating seals. ( 3 ) The shipment shall be protected by one of the following methods: ( i ) A specially designed cargo vehicle truck or trailer that reduces the vulnerability to theft. Design features of the truck or trailer shall permit immobilization of the truck or of the cargo-carrying portion of the vehicle and shall provide a deterrent to physical penetration of the cargo compartment. Two separate escort vehicles shall accompany the cargo vehicle. There shall be a total of seven armed escorts with at least two in the cargo vehicle. Escorts may also operate the cargo and escort vehicles. ( ii ) An armored car cargo vehicle. Three separate escort vehicles shall accompany such a cargo vehicle. There shall be a total of seven armed escorts, with at least two in the cargo vehicle. Escorts may also operate the cargo and escort vehicles. ( 4 ) All escort vehicles shall be bullet-resisting. ( 5 ) Procedures shall be established to assure that no unauthorized persons or materials are on the cargo vehicle