Tag: Truckers Against Trafficking

XPO Logistics Partners with Truckers Against Trafficking to Help Combat Human Trafficking

Stuart Mitchell

XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, today announced a new partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) to further the company’s stance against human trafficking. XPO’s $25,000 corporate sponsorship will help fund TAT’s efforts to eradicate trafficking by training commercial drivers to recognize potential traffickers and victims. “Every day, vulnerable individuals fall prey to human trafficking and many are taken far from their homes,” said LaQuenta Jacobs, XPO’s chief diversity officer. “The transportation industry is in a unique position to alert law enforcement agencies to suspected…

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Truckers Against Trafficking Launches ATA-Supported Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

American Trucking Associations has joined Truckers Against Trafficking for the launch of the Man to Man Campaign, an effort to eliminate the demand for human trafficking throughout the transportation industry by inviting men to speak out about the inhuman practices of sex traffickers to individuals who demand their services. “Our industry’s voice is powerful. From truck drivers to dock workers to dispatchers throughout the supply chain, if we can continue talking to one another about the atrocity that is human trafficking, we can make substantial progress toward our goal of…

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