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15 Issue 4 | 2016
working with major carriers in the state to train their employees
with TAT materials. Ohio has become the first state in the union
to incorporate TAT training as part of their CDL licensing,
beginning in July 2016.
Why truckers? With one phone call, a trucker who saw some
under-aged girls working a truck stop not only facilitated the
recovery of those girls, but also that of seven other minors.
Thirty-one offenders were arrested and a 13-state child sex
trafficking ring was broken.
So how can you help? If you’re a trucking company or a shipper,
train your drivers and employees at your company with TAT
training materials. We supply all training materials for free.
Once you’ve trained your drivers and employees, take two
minutes and go on our website to register them as TAT Trained.
If you’re a shipper, talk to trucking companies you’re thinking of
hiring about human trafficking and about training their
employees. Change your RFPs to include being TAT trained a
condition for hiring. Continue to talk to everyone in your
sphere of influence about human trafficking and what the
trucking industry is doing to fight it. You may keep vulnerable
children from becoming victims of human trafficking and you
may influence others to become involved in the fight.
There are three main reasons why this fight against human
trafficking should matter to you:
1. MoralFreedom is one of the basic values men and women
have fought and died to protect for our country. Every person
has a moral responsibility to fight this crime.
2.Opportunity Members of the trucking industry are often in
locations frequented and targeted by traffickers to sell victims.
Because they have a greater opportunity to both see and
report it, they need to be educated and equipped to do that.
3. Business risksInaction when trafficking is seen or
suspected can result in substantial risks for companies, as well
as drivers and other employees. These include, but aren’t
limited to—safety, reputation, legal, and financial.
For more information about getting involved in TAT efforts,
please visit or contact
for training materials.
About Kylla Lanier
As a co-founder of Truckers Against Trafficking, Kylla Lanier
is responsible for implementation of vision, communications
management, training and volunteer coordination, partnership
development and national promotion of organization. She manages
and coordinates coalition builds between the members of the
trucking industry, law enforcement, and local anti-trafficking groups.