New proposal seeks priority lane for ‘trusted’ U.S. freight

Oct 21, 2026

A presenter described the American Supply Chain Sovereignty Initiative (ASCII), a joint DHS–DOT concept built on CTPAT and FLOW that would create a priority service lane for vetted cargo and require new legal authority to enable targeted data sharing.

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A presenter outlined the American Supply Chain Sovereignty Initiative (ASCII), saying the plan would "build on the trusted trader model" used by the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) and the FLOW program to create a prioritized commercial lane for vetted cargo. He said ASCII aims to separate faster-moving CTPAT freight from general cargo to speed unloading and improve throughput.

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