TravelCenters of America has been given Truckers Against Trafficking’s Champion Award in the Organization category. This award recognizes TAT’s partners whose efforts and actions follow through with ending human trafficking. Some of the work TravelCenters did for this cause included raising over $110,000 in 2019 and continuing to raise money…
The Lake Township Police Department in Ohio is starting a new program to help find missing kids and teens in the surrounding areas. They will be putting up bulletin boards at truck stops to post information and pictures about those who have gone missing. With the unique job truckers have…
During the month of January, the Michigan State Police are inspecting semi-trucks at weigh stations to bring awareness to human trafficking. Truckers are on the road all day long, every day, leaving them in a good place to see the signs of this problem. To help find a solution and…
With the start of next year, students taking truck driving classes at Alabama technical and community colleges will be instructed on how to recognize, report, and prevent human trafficking. New Alabama truckers will now have the tools to identify traffic victims and to have the knowledge to not participate. Alabama…
In Reno, Nev., the non-profit organization Truckers Against Trafficking taught law enforcement and truckers how to notice signs of human trafficking victims. Sponsored by the Nevada Trucking Association, the group taught more than 50 people how to spot suspicious activity. According to the Truckers Against Trafficking website, the organization has likely…