Truckers Against Trafficking in the Media
The following stories are links to TAT in the news media:
August 28, 2023: TravelCenters of America Hosts Truckers Against Trafficking Mobile Exhibit
August 27, 2023: Broken Bow Rotary hosts anti-trafficking education
June 6, 2023: CVSA Releases 2023 Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative Results
June 5, 2023: Truckers Against Trafficking holds Springdale exhibit
May 1, 2023: Key takeaways from the TIA 2023 Capital Ideas Conference
April 27, 2023: Human trafficking fight gets big boost from America’s truckers
March 28, 2023: “Indiana lawmakers want truck drivers to spot signs of human trafficking”
March 13, 2023: “‘They are going to take the most vulnerable’ | How to spot human trafficking”
February 26, 2023: “How the bus industry has a key role to play in combating human trafficking”
February 20, 2023: “Today is the Start of CVSA’s Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative in Canada”
February 18, 2023: “Kenworth awards dealer for support against human trafficking”
February 16, 2023: “Rihm Family Companies donated $60,000 to charitable causes in 2022”
February 15, 2023: “UPS Truck Driver Helps Fight Human Trafficking”
February 11, 2023: “XPO continues partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking”
February 8, 2023: “Op-Ed: Why Black Women And Girls Are Disproportionately Affected By Sex Trafficking”
February 1, 2023: “Leading Transportation Management Software Provider Sees Unprecedented Growth in 2022”
January 31, 2023: “Uber Freight expands Truckers Against Trafficking partnership”
January 31, 2023: “Truckers join the fight against human trafficking”
January 19, 2023: “Editor’s Note: Another Vital Role Emerges for School Bus Drivers”
January 11, 2023: “Kansas City Police ask the trucking industry for help spotting human trafficking”
January 10, 2023: “Wyoming Highway Patrol Visits Truckstops to Hand Out Info on Truckers Against Trafficking”
January 9, 2023: “Michigan State Police, truck drivers teaming up to fight human trafficking”
November 14, 2022: “Zonar Announces Truckers Against Trafficking App Integration for In-Cab Tablets”
November 11, 2022: “Kenworth dealer raises thousands for Truckers Against Trafficking”
August 22, 2022: “Freedom Drivers Project at Missouri State Fair”
July 30, 2022: “Truckers helping with Human Trafficking Awareness”
July 29, 2022: “Trucker training part of effort to educate Iowans about human trafficking”
July 26, 2022: “TravelCenters of America Hosts Freedom Drivers Program Exhibit”
June 12, 2022: “How this nonprofit is teaching the public, truckers about human trafficking”
June 29, 2022: “Transit Systems Taking Steps to Combat Human Trafficking”
June 23, 2022: “J.B. Hunt and Arkansas Trucking Association Bring Truckers Against Trafficking Exhibit to Northwest Arkansas”
June 15, 2022: “Small Fleet keynote: How truck drivers can help prevent human trafficking”
May 19, 2022: “Pomp’s Supports Truckers Against Trafficking”
May 18, 2022: “Truckers take a stand against human trafficking”
April 15, 2022: “NSP Carrier Enforcement Honored By Truckers Against Trafficking”
April 15, 2022: “Nebraska State Patrol receives national award from Truckers Against Trafficking”
March 10, 2022: “Combating human trafficking – Taking the Hire Road”
February 25, 2022: “Utah truckers on the front lines of stopping human trafficking”
February 22, 2022: “Today is the Start of CVSA’s Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative in Canada”
February 16, 2022: “Opinion: Human trafficking’s thrived in pandemic”
February 2, 2022: “Atlas World Group Celebrates Partnership With Truckers Against Trafficking”
January 24, 2022: “How trucking can combat human trafficking”
January 24, 2022: “Michigan State Police joins forces to fight human trafficking”
January 5, 2022: “Combating human trafficking: Awareness campaign set to begin”
January 4, 2022: “New CVSA human trafficking initiative starts next week in U.S.”
December 15, 2021: “‘Everyday Heroes’ Kenworth T680 Next Gen Sold to Freestyle Transport, Net Proceeds of $260,000 Going to TAT”
December 3, 2021: “Auction aids human trafficking fight”
November 18, 2021: “CVSA to focus on human trafficking in three-day event”
November 18, 2021: “How truckers hauling Amazon freight help fight human trafficking”
November 10, 2021: “University of Arkansas event raises awareness of human trafficking in transportation industry”
November 6, 2021: “The Log Book: UPS Foundation celebrates its 70th anniversary”
October 29, 2021: “Sale of Everyday Heroes Kenworth T680 Next Gen benefits Truckers Against Trafficking”
October 29, 2021: “Kenworth T680 auction to help fight human trafficking”
September 15, 2021: “Howes Inducts Truckers Against Trafficking Into Its Hall of Fame”
September 1, 2021: “TCA sticks to pledge against human trafficking”
August 27, 2021: “Training to end trafficking held in McPherson”
August 5, 2021: “Sapp Bros. cashier recognized for helping a woman who was sexually exploited”
August 3, 2021: “TIA Supports Truckers Against Trafficking”
July 16, 2021: “Join in the fight as a trucker against trafficking”
July 13, 2021: “Truckers Against Trafficking Leads a Fight Against Modern Slavery”
May 12, 2021: “TIA announces $10,000 donation to truckers against trafficking”
May 10, 2021: “SRTC trucking students learn to watch for human trafficking”
May 5, 2021: “Allied Universal Video Provides Training to Help Stop Human Trafficking”
April 30, 2021: “‘Soldiers of the road’: South Carolina truck drivers can help in the fight against human trafficking”
April 15, 2021: “Highway Heroes: Attorney General Moody enlisting truckers in fight against human trafficking”
March 10, 2021: “Organization trains truckers to combat human trafficking”
February 8, 2021: “Colorado non-profit educates truckers on human trafficking”
February 5, 2021: “Committee to Spearhead Truckers Against Trafficking Canadian Efforts”
February 4, 2021: “Organization teaches truck drivers how to identify and report signs of human trafficking”
February 3, 2021: “‘Truckers Against Trafficking’ take knowledge to the road”
February 1, 2021: “Educating School Bus Drivers in Human Trafficking Could Help Prevent it”
January 26, 2021: “Truckers Against Trafficking Canada Committee appoints Heather Mewhinney as Chairperson”
January 26, 2021: “Truckers on road to stopping human trafficking”
January 25, 2021: “TAT strengthens Canadian network”
January 22, 2021: “Truckers Against Trafficking Canada Committee Appoints Heather Mewhinney”
January 19, 2021: “Making a Difference: The Bus Industry Combats Human Trafficking”
January 19, 2021: “Michigan State Police, Truckers against Trafficking promote Human Trafficking Awareness month”
January 14, 2021: “‘Everyday heroes’: Swift unveils Truckers Against Trafficking tractor”
January 12, 2021: “XPO Logistics Partners With Truckers Against Trafficking”
October 27, 2020: “Florida Program Encourages Truckers to Fight Human Trafficking”
October 15, 2020: “Pandemic fails to stop human trafficking”
September 2020: “Florida Transit on the Lookout to Combat Human Trafficking” (FPTA newsletter; page 6)
August 31, 2020: “Penske Joins Fight Against Human Trafficking by Supporting Truckers Against Trafficking”
August 21, 2020: “Shining a light on human trafficking in trucking – WHAT THE TRUCK?!?”
August 19, 2020: “They never quit so we can keep going: 3M spotlights drivers going the distance”
August 17, 2020: “Girl, 12, among sex trafficking victims Toronto police identified”
August 5, 2020: “How vigilant truckers can disrupt ‘modern-day slavery’”
August 4, 2020: “Truckers Against Trafficking training leads to felony child sex abuse arrest”
July 31, 2020: “UPS Leaders Share Practices to Mobilize Against Human Trafficking”
June 10, 2020: “Coronavirus pandemic has opened opportunity for human trafficking”
June 9, 2020: “Transit on the lookout to combat human trafficking”
May 12, 2020: “Mississippi Trucking Association presented Truckers Against Trafficking Champion Award”
March 22, 2020: “7 Organizations Fighting Human Trafficking”
March 22, 2020: “Human trafficking creates liability concerns for businesses”
March 3, 2020: “FedEx Independent Service Provider, Slicker Trucking, Inc., commits to a Gold Level Sponsorship of Truckers Against Trafficking”
February 26, 2020: “A new yardstick for leaders in the 21st Century”
February 14, 2020: “TravelCenters of America Earns Champion Award for Fighting Human Trafficking“
January 31, 2020: “Omnitracs to further support the work of Truckers Against Trafficking”
January 30, 2020: “Truckers fight human trafficking”
January 30, 2020: “Chao calls on transport industry to ‘put the brakes on human trafficking’”
January 30, 2020: “Truckers increasingly the eyes and ears for signs of human trafficking”
January 30, 2020: “Truckers fight human trafficking”
January 29, 2020: “Transportation Department Joins Trump Effort to End ‘Modern Day Slavery,’ Fight Human Trafficking”
January 27, 2020: “State Police Agencies Unite to Spread Human Trafficking Awareness”
January 26, 2020: “Truckers fighting human trafficking are trained to be alert to late-night knocks”
January 23, 2020: “UPS to train delivery drivers how to spot signs of sex slavery”
January 21, 2020: “Keeping their eyes on the road — the mobile army rising up against human trafficking”
January 16, 2020: “Motel 6 Expands Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Efforts Through Partnerships with Truckers Against Trafficking and New Friends New Life”
January 14, 2020: “Oil and gas industry works to increase awareness of human trafficking”
January 11, 2020: “State Police motor carrier officers join forces to fight human trafficking”
January 9, 2020: “Shell and Truckers Against Trafficking partner to host Houston event”
January 8, 2020: “N2 Publishing Announces Latest Wave Of Funding For Anti-Trafficking Efforts”
November 19, 2019: “Human Trafficking to be focus of TTSAO meeting”
November 8, 2019: “Join the fight against human trafficking”
November 6, 2019: “Attorney General Moody, Truckers Against Trafficking and the Florida Trucking Association Host Human Trafficking Training Event”
November 6, 2019: “We Truckers Can Slam the Breaks on Human Trafficking”
September 25, 2019: “Partnership Aims to Tackle Human Trafficking in Canada”
September 24, 2019: “Truckers Against Trafficking Sheds Light On Realities of Human Trafficking”
September 24, 2019: “Freedom Drivers Project Brings Mobile Exhibit About Domestic Sex Trafficking to Wilmington”
September 19, 2019: “Truckers Against Trafficking expands mission to Canada”
September 17, 2019: “Truckers Against Trafficking expands into Canada”
August 22, 2019: “BNSF Logistics Partners with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) to Combat Human Trafficking”
August 8, 2019: “Logistics software firm joins fight against trafficking”
August 1, 2019: “Truckers Join Fight With Md. Attorney General Against Human Trafficking”
July 19, 2019: “Kenworth sales manager fights sex trafficking after ‘looking the other way’”
June 25, 2019: “Las Vegas Valley buses, stops to help fight human trafficking”
June 25, 2019: “‘Busing On The Lookout’ launches in Las Vegas; campaign aims to target human trafficking”
June 19, 2019: “Truckers and Law Enforcement get Trained on Human Trafficking”
May 24, 2019: “Everyday Heroes truck auction raises $162,000 for Truckers Against Trafficking”
May 8, 2019: “First Transit drivers receive training on how to ID human trafficking”
April 27, 2019: “Missouri Attorney General’s Office partners with law enforcement, transportation professionals to combat human trafficking”
April 18, 2019: “Trucking industry tackles human trafficking with traveling exhibit”
April 14, 2019: “Truckers’ Plan to Stop Sex Trafficking”
April 11, 2019: “Truck Drivers Being Trained to Help Spot Human Trafficking”
April 9, 2019: “U.S. Xpress Announces Partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking”
March 30, 2019: “Human trafficking awareness event planned for Monday in Detroit”
March 29, 2019: “TravelCenters of America Presents Funds Raised in Campaign for Truckers Against Trafficking”
March 12, 2019: “Sector-Specific Messaging Key to Fighting Human Trafficking, Committee Told”
February 2019: “Road Warriors”
February 26, 2019: “Omnitracs Joins the Fight Against Human Trafficking”
February 21, 2019: “Group working to educate truck drivers about how to spot human trafficking”
February 12, 2019: “Calling on OEMs, LSPs and carriers to help fight people trafficking”
February 6, 2019: “The Problem Too Big to Ignore”
February 2, 2019: “Iowa Bus Drivers Getting Schooled on Human Trafficking Warning Signs”
January 21, 2019: “Spanberger Encourages Community Awareness & Engagement in Fight Against Human Trafficking”
January 16, 2019: “National Human Trafficking Awareness Day”
January 15, 2019: “Truckers Against Trafficking Has Saved More Than 1K Victims”
January 9, 2019: “Michigan State Police Joins Human Trafficking Awareness Effort”
January 2, 2019: “‘Everyday Heroes’ Kenworth T680 Will Once Again Be Auctioned to Support Truckers Against Trafficking”
December 6, 2018: “DOT’s Committee Against Human Trafficking Holds First Meeting”
November 29, 2018: “Area nonprofit gets donation to fight human trafficking”
November 1, 2018: “Combating Human Trafficking of Students in the School Bus Industry”
October 15, 2018: “New Committee on Human Trafficking Includes Trucking Voice”
October 11. 2018: “Beshear, TARC teaming up to report human trafficking in Louisville”
October 10, 2018: “Truckers Against Trafficking”
October 9, 2018: “Bus company trains drivers to recognize human trafficking ahead of Super Bowl”
September 27, 2018: “Truckers get involved in effort to stop human trafficking”
September 20, 2018: “Bus company trains every employee how to detect human trafficking”
September 6, 2018: “These 3 Industries Are Cracking Down On Sex Trafficking Like Never Before”
September 2018: “Building an Army”
August 30, 2018: “Iowa Launches School Bus Driver Training On Human Trafficking”
August 29, 2018: “Van Buren Truck Company Combats Human Trafficking Through Training”
August 10, 2018: “Truckers Against Trafficking at Iowa State Fair”
July 26, 2018: “Zonta Teaming Up With Truckers Against Trafficking”
July 2018: “Combatting Human Trafficking Through the Bus Industry”
July 1, 2018: “Everyday Heroes – Truckers Against Trafficking”
June 20, 2018: “Fox Valley Tech teaching future truck drivers how to combat human trafficking”
June 14, 2018: “Montana DOJ Hosts ‘Truckers Against Trafficking’ Training”
May 22, 2018: “California Trucking Association joins human trafficking fight”
May 17, 2018: “Truckers Against Trafficking making a big difference in Michigan”
May 6, 2018: “Insider Exclusive: Why Busing on the Lookout? Why Now?”
May 1, 2018: “Truck drivers doing their part to end human trafficking”
April 17, 2018: “Truckers, truck stop personnel to receive training on human trafficking”
April 13, 2018: “Colorado Law Requires Human Trafficking Education for Truckers”
April 5, 2018: “Truckers Against Trafficking offers stark picture of Weld County’s human trafficking challenge”
March 22, 2018: “Truck drivers, companies push effort to report human trafficking”
March 14, 2018: “Organization helps bus drivers spot human trafficking”
March 5, 2018: “Heroes on the road and off it: truckers who help save lives”
February 26, 2018: “Man to Man campaign: time to stop demand for sex trafficking”
February 21, 2018: “New Man to Man Campaign to Fight Human Trafficking Demand”
February 5, 2018: “Systems Change—Big or Small?”
January 29, 2018: “FedEx truck drivers fight human trafficking through new program”
January 29, 2018: “FedEx to Sponsor Truckers Against Trafficking in Industry Effort to Fight Crime”
January 24, 2018: “Truckers enlisted to fight human trafficking, ‘modern day slavery’”
January 22, 2018: “HELP Inc Joins TAT, AG Brnovich and other Industry Partners To Combat Arizona Human Trafficking”
January 19, 2018: “Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana team up to prevent human trafficking”
January 17, 2018: “Truckers, attorney general partner to help victims of human trafficking”
January 17, 2018: “State Police Motor Carrier Officers join forces to fight human trafficking”
January 11, 2018: “Truckers Against Trafficking Empowers Truck Drivers to End Human Trafficking”
January 11, 2018: “The Larson Group Peterbilt Announces Sponsoring Partnership With Truckers Against Trafficking”
November 17, 2017: “Truckers, flight attendants catch human traffickers on the move”
November 1, 2017: “How truckers can stop human trafficking”
October 23, 2017: “ATA honors individuals, organization for work on behalf of industry”
October 17, 2017: “Volvo teams with Truckers Against Trafficking to spread warning signs”
September 29, 2017: “Truck drivers trained to spot, report sex trafficking to save young victims”
September 20, 2017: “Sex-trafficking victim, ministry founder, signs movie deal”
September 8, 2017: “Opinion: Taking Time for Truck Driver Appreciation”
August 25, 2017: “Inland Kenworth wins top truck dealer award”
August 14, 2017: “Truckers Against Trafficking”
June 22, 2017: “Everyday Heroes’ Kenworth auction nets $89,000 for Truckers Against Trafficking”
May 15, 2017: “Prime Inc. truckers take stand against sex trafficking”
April 28, 2017: “Eyes and ears’ of the highways: Truckers stand against sex trafficking”
April 19, 2017: “Law hits 60,000 truckers: Anti-trafficking course required”
April 14, 2017: “What Alberta truckers can learn from a U.S. sex trafficking prevention program”
April 12, 2017: “Eyes of the highways: Raising a ‘trucker army’ for trafficking fight”
March 28, 2017: “How truckers, hotel workers can fight sex trafficking”
March 24, 2017: “Terms offensive to victims of human trafficking are harmful, advocate says”
March 21, 2017: “Legislation would require trafficking prevention training for CDL holders in Arkansas”
March 6, 2017: “Fighting the good fight: How the trucking industry is fighting against human trafficking”
February 27, 2017: “Auction of donated truck will raise funds to fight sex trafficking”
February 24, 2017: “AG Paxton teams up with truckers, El Paso law enforcement to combat human trafficking”
February 18, 2017: “Lawmakers address human trafficking”
February 17, 2017: “Estes launches human trafficking awareness campaign”
February 9, 2017: “Industry joins to create class 8 truck to support Truckers Against Trafficking”
February 7, 2017: “‘Everyday Heroes’ Kenworth T680 will be auctioned off to support Truckers Against Trafficking“
February 6, 2017: “How to watch for signs of human trafficking”
January 27, 2017: “Texas lawmakers unite on human trafficking”
January 26, 2017: “MDOT enforcement officers continue human trafficking training”
January 25, 2017: “Michigan State Police working to help fight human trafficking”
January 20, 2017: “Trucker group, multi-state police agencies partnering to fight human trafficking”
January 20, 2017: “ISP teaming up with officers from others states for Truckers Against Trafficking”
January 13, 2017: “UPS to train drivers to spot and report human trafficking”
January 13, 2017: “Combatting human trafficking in Mississippi”
January 13, 2017: “Officials: Human trafficking on the rise in Kentucky since 2013”
January 12, 2017: “Mississippi Trucking Association commits to help end trafficking”
January 12, 2017: “Truckers Against Trafficking to partner with UPS on education plan”
January 12, 2017: “US Road Haulage Giant to Help Fight Human Slavery and Sex Trafficking”
January 11, 2017: “UPS drivers trained to spot human trafficking”
January 11, 2017: “Human trafficking on rise in Kentucky”
January 11, 2017: “UPS Freight Partners with Truckers Against Trafficking”
January 11, 2017: “Beshear: Human Trafficking One of the Nation’s Fastest Growing Criminal Enterprises”
January 11, 2017″ “UPS drivers to be trained on how to spot human trafficking”
December 11, 2016: “Truckers Against Trafficking helps Utah truckers spot victims on the road”
December 2, 2016: “Grassroots success: Truckers Against Trafficking making unique impact”
October 10, 2016: “Program teaches Springfield truckers how to save victims of sex trafficking”
October 10, 2016: “DU Alumnae Fighting to End Human Trafficking”
October 2, 2016: “Attorney general and private organizations work to combat modern slave training”
September 20, 2016: “Beshear, Truckers Against Trafficking Coalition Release Partnership Mission to Stop Human Trafficking”
September 1, 2016: “Texas working with truckers in fight against human trafficking”
July 29, 2016: “Exhibit on human trafficking aims to education fairgoers”
July 13, 2016: “Truckers take the wheel in effort to halt sex trafficking” (NPR)
June 30, 2016: “Ohio truck drivers join the effort to prevent human trafficking”
June 4, 2016: “Missouri continues work with Truckers Against Trafficking”
May 16, 2016: “Boyd Bros. Transportation steps us to help end human trafficking”
May 5, 2016: “Boyd Bros. hosts Freedom Drivers Project Trailer”
April 12, 2016: “Truckers Against Trafficking Educates Trucking Industry on How to Recognize and Help Victims”
April 8, 2016: “Kansas Partners with National Organization to Combat Sex Trafficking”
April 7, 2016: “Kansas attorney general, two trucking associations partner to combat sex trafficking”
April 7, 2016: “AG Schmidt announces new partnership to combat sex trafficking”
April 7, 2016: “Kansas truck drivers join the fight against human trafficking”
April 1, 2016: “Truckers Against Trafficking seeks to build on success”
March 31, 2016: “Bridgestone works with Truckers Against Trafficking”
March 27, 2016: “Texas truckers fight Human Trafficking”
March 24, 2016: “Texas Truckers join the fight against Human Trafficking”
February 24, 2016: “Troopers Seek Truckers Help on Human Trafficking”
January 12, 2016: “On Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Collaboration with Truckers Against Trafficking and Law Enforcement Partners”
December 30, 2015: “Rotary World Peace Conference brings Freedom Drivers Project and Truckers Against Trafficking of Human Trafficking Awareness Awareness Day”
December 21, 2015: “How truckers are breaking the chains of sex slavery”
November 18, 2015: “Truckers join drive on U.S. highways to tackle sex trafficking”
October 28, 2015: “Truckers banding together to fight human trafficking”
October 26, 2015: “Freedom Drivers Project Raises Awareness about Human Trafficking”
October 24, 2015: “Truckers Take a Stand Against Human Trafficking”
October 23, 2015: “Human Trafficking Exhibit Stops in Bismarck”
October 14, 2015: “Human Trafficking mobile exhibit at Mississippi State Fair”
October 2, 2015: “Ohio becomes first state to implement mandatory TAT training for CDLs”
September 5, 2015: “TAT exhibit attracts interest”
August 31, 2015: “Trucking hopes to stop sex trafficking with ‘Freedom’ exhibit at travel plazas”
June 24, 2015: “Truckers join fight against human trafficking”
May 26, 2015: “Utah Trucking Association Partners with Truckers Against Trafficking”
May 22, 2015: “Get Involved: New training course, video from Truckers Against Trafficking” (Overdrive)
May 21, 2015: “Truckers Against Trafficking offers free online training” (Land Line)
April 24, 2015: “Freedom Drivers Project impacts human trafficking crisis” (AskTheTrucker.com)
April 23, 2015: “Truckers Against Trafficking receives congressional award” (Transport Topics)
April 9, 2015: “Con-way Truckload joins the fight against human trafficking”
April 3, 2015: “Brad’s Beat: Highway Angel”
March 10, 2015: “Truckers Against Trafficking: How drivers can take action” (AllTruckJobs.com)
March 5, 2015: “Human trafficking victim on a mission to save others”
March 4, 2015: “BBC Outlook: Truck Drivers Against Sex Trafficking,” an interview of TAT’s Executive Director Kendis Paris by Outlook host Jo Fidgen (Note: the interview begins ~1:30 into the podcast)
February 11, 2015: “Walmart joins in support for Truckers Against Trafficking” (Land Line)
February 9, 2015: “Michigan State Police join forced with Truckers Against Trafficking” (Land Line)
February 5, 2015: “Michigan State Police partnering with truckers to fight human trafficking”
January 23, 2015: Virginia Trucking Association Partners with Truckers Against Trafficking
January 13, 2015: “Iowa Department of Transportation enlists truck drivers against human trafficking”
January 12, 2015: “Sex Trafficking: Practice growing problem in state“
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