The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles along with Attorney General Ashley Moody has teamed up to enlist Florida’s CDL holders in a fight to end human trafficking by asking drivers to become Highway Hero’s.
According to FDHSMV, 4,000 plus truckers have signed up to become one. The truck drivers are trained to combat human trafficking.
Since October, 4,000+ Florida truckers have signed up to become #HighwayHeroes and been trained to help combat human trafficking.
— FLHSMV (@FLHSMV) May 18, 2021
As commercial drivers travel our state, delivering goods and staying alert to nefarious behavior, please extend common courtesy and #ShareTheRoadFL. pic.twitter.com/BYPKiDBbRW
Drivers can sign up here to become certified truckers against trafficking.
To report human trafficking, you can call:
The National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888
The U.S. Department of Justice Hotline: 1-888-428-7581
Florida Abuse Hotline: 1-800-96-ABUSE (1-800-962-2873)
Local Authorities: 911 or *FHP (*347)
This story was originally published by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
