Penske Hosts Freedom Driver Venture Occasion with Truckers Towards Trafficking

On Oct. 4, Penske Transportation Options had the glory of furthering its partnership with Truckers Towards Trafficking (TAT) when a Penske Logistics location in Lumberton, New Jersey, hosted the Freedom Drivers Venture (FDP) Trailer.

The FDP is a first-of-its-kind travelling cellular exhibit that educates transportation professionals and the general public concerning the realities of human trafficking. Guests are uncovered to tales from victims and are inspired to step up and fight the difficulty. The exhibit comprises artifacts from human trafficking instances and a CB radio from a truck used to report suspected situations.

Penske has been a diamond stage sponsor of TAT since 2020. The nonprofit group exists to coach, equip, empower and mobilize members of the trucking, bus and power industries to fight human trafficking. Their purpose is to lift a mobilized military of transportation professionals who may also help regulation enforcement acknowledge and report instances of human trafficking and help victims in bringing their aggressors to justice.

TAT coaching equips drivers with the instruments to identify warning indicators of human trafficking and confidently use the TAT assets to report suspicious exercise whereas on the highway. As of October 2022, 85% of Penske’s drivers are TAT skilled. That quantity is rising month-to-month; new drivers are requested to be absolutely TAT skilled inside the first six months of their onboarding date.

James Moton, senior operations supervisor for Penske Logistics, seen the FDP and shared his appreciation for Penske’s assist of TAT. “Being part of an organization that’s on the forefront of training the neighborhood in addition to the business about how we may also help was a terrific expertise. I used to be completely happy to be part of that,” he mentioned.

Up to now, 52,658 folks have walked by means of the FDP trailer in particular person and 1,255 have seen it nearly. The trailer has pushed 206,217 miles throughout 45 states to share victims’ tales and educate drivers on what they will do to cease intercourse and labor trafficking.

This was a closed occasion provided to Penske associates, however the public can discover out extra concerning the Freedom Drivers Venture and Truckers Towards Trafficking on their web site.

When you assume you might be witnessing a possible trafficking scenario, name the Nationwide Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 (U.S.) or 1-833-900-1010 (Canada).

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Again row: (Left to proper) Devon Lee-Derosa, Daniel Cosentino, James Moton, Jeff Jackson, Justin Howes, Aaron Henderson and Michael Spearman of Penske Logistics