U.S., Canada sign pilot truck pre-inspection program Peace Bridge rg/gw/Gary Wiepert UPI. WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. and Canadian security chiefs signed a memorandum for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection truck cargo pre-inspection pilot project, officials said. The memorandum of understanding was signed Thursday during a meeting between U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, in which they also discussed the U.S.-Canadian partnership as part of the Beyond the Border initiative, U.S. officials said. "Our countries have made significant progress in implementing the initiatives of the Beyond the Border Action Plan," Napolitano said. The implementation of the truck cargo pre-inspection pilot will aim to further enhance the economic and national security of both of our nations. Beyond the Border is an initiative in which the United States and Canada work together to address security threats while facilitating legitimate movement of people, goods, and services into the countries and across their shared border. The truck cargo pre-inspection pilot project provides Border Patrol officers a designated pre-clearance area in Canada to conduct primary inspections for eligible truck traffic and drivers seeking to enter the United States, which fulfills a Beyond the Border action plan point and expedites legitimate cargo and travelers, the Department of Homeland Security said. Napolitano and Toews also discussed other priority action items in the Beyond the Border and pending deadlines for those items.