Tim Coon, a trucker for DSW Enterprises who found Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) on Facebook last year, has created a YouTube video, calling on his fellow drivers to become a trucker against trafficking. In the video, he talks about the numbers of underage kids at-risk for sex trafficking in America and underscores the abusive backgrounds and enslaved plight of so many of them who are seen working truck stop/travel plaza/rest area lots. He asks drivers not to ignore them but, when they see these kids, to make the call to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) so that rescues can be made.

In addition to his personal appeal to truckers, Coon asked his company if they'd train all their drivers with TAT materials, and they agreed.

"This is the power of the individual trucker who takes the next step in being a TAT," said Kylla Leeburg, TAT social media coordinator. "It's people like Tim who lead the way in helping the trucking industry fulfill its role in ending modern-day slavery."

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What is TAT?

Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) is a non-profit organization that exists to educate, equip, empower and mobilize the trucking industry to combat human trafficking as part of their regular jobs. Domestic sex trafficking occurs along our nation's highways and at its truck stops, where traffickers can sell their victims to a transient population they believe are less likely to attempt rescue. In response, TAT is asking the 3 million domestic truckers, as well as other members of the trucking industry, to become aware of this issue, and, when they suspect a human trafficking case, to call the national hotline and report it. Visit our website at www.truckersagainsttrafficking.org to learn more.

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