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Freedom Drivers Project receives new wrap and attends new events
The FDP sported its new trailer wrap for the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference and Exhibition.
The Freedom Drivers Project (FDP), TAT’s popular, mobile human trafficking exhibit, continued its cross-country travels, logging 15,466 miles as it traveled to 13 states for 17 in-person events. It also attended 18 virtual events in the U.S. and Canada, helping the total 5,068 people who toured it gain a better understanding of human trafficking and how they can join the fight against it.
The FDP attended a variety of events, including six Coalition Builds, three community events, 20 corporate events, three trade shows and three association events. One of the association events was the American Trucking Association’s Management Conference and Exhibition (ATA MCE), and the FDP attended for the first time decked out in an eye-catching new wrap.
Over 100 volunteers provided 457 volunteer hours at events like the Reno Rodeo, Iowa State Fair, the Iowa Jamboree, multiple UPS locations, GCR Tires and Service in Denver, Walmart Loveland Distribution and Precision Pipeline. Volunteers represented Iowa MVE officers, Walmart, UPS, GCR, Xquisite (an anti-trafficking organization in Nevada) and Fulltilt Logistics.
Eleven trucking/freight companies hauled the FDP across the country. These included Knight, Swift, Quality Carriers, Tantara, Werner, Apex, Heartland, JBS, Total Transportation of Mississippi, Schneider, Coyote and UPS, with Schneider, Swift and Total Transportation of Mississippi hauling the most miles.
Kim Yeager of the Nevada Trucking Association said, “Learning the signs of what a sex-trafficked victim looks like is simple.
That’s why I know TAT and the FDP are so important. They have the ability to show the public statistics and proof of sex trafficking, making an everlasting impression. Their educational material is thorough, yet easy-to-understand.”
Trooper Brian Drohn of the Nevada Highway Patrol commented, “I was introduced to the issue of human trafficking when I toured the FDP. The stories told in the FDP of the survivors, what they held onto, how they got out of this life of pain and exploitation, moved me and helped me become more educated and aware.
The FDP tour is up on the TAT website, and I would highly recommend touring it.”
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TRUCKERS AGAINST TRAFFICKING 2021 ANNUAL REPORT