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| Abbreviation | TAT |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) |
| Type | NGO |
| Purpose | To opposehuman trafficking |
| Location | |
Region served | United States |
| Membership | Truck drivers |
Official language | English language |
Executive Director | Kendis Paris |
| Affiliations | Pilot Flying J Love's Truckload Carriers Association |
| Website | truckersagainsttrafficking |
Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) is anonprofit organization that trainstruck drivers to recognize and report instances ofhuman trafficking.[1] This national organization formed inOklahoma, United States,[2] in 2009 and teaches truck drivers about the results of human trafficking.[3] TAT is based inColorado and its executive director is Kendis Paris.[4]
TAT produces anti-trafficking materials which are commonly seen throughout the trucking industry.[5] They have teamed up with law enforcement agencies and trucking companies to provide training on identifying sex trafficking, and some companies require their drivers to go through it.[6] Through their efforts, they have freed hundreds of human trafficking victims.[5] According to theNational Human Trafficking Resource Center, the majority of truck drivers who report tips learned about them through TAT.[7]
The organization began a partnership withPilot Flying J in 2011,[8]Love's in 2013,[9] and the Truckload Carriers Association in 2013.[10] In 2012, theOttawa,Ontario, Canada-based Persons Against the Crime of Trafficking in Humans was inspired by TAT to initiate TruckSTOP, a campaign that teaches truck drivers how to identify human trafficking victims.[11] TAT was promoted in "Killer Truckers", a 2013television special byInvestigation Discovery.[12] Also in 2013,Nevada Attorney GeneralCatherine Cortez Masto spoke highly of TAT at a forum hosted by Western States Propane.[13] In one successful execution of TAT training, a truck driver called9-1-1 after suspecting human trafficking in a particular situation, and his phone call precipitated the arrest and subsequent conviction of 31 traffickers, the release of nine people from thesex industry, and the fall of anorganized crime ring that had been active in 13U.S. states.[14]