Human trafficking, a term for modern-day slavery, is a $32 billion worldwide industry with more than 27 million people enslaved. It has been reported in all 50 states and the number of victims in the U.S. is estimated in hundreds of thousands. This website has been set up to enable truck drivers and other travelers to learn what you can do to help stop this atrocity.

The Reality of Slavery In America

A young girl stands shivering in the night. It’s a warm evening, and her shivering indicates something more than temperature…she is afraid. She has been taken. She has not had an easy life and her attitude towards school and family have not been ideal, but she never wanted this. Now people are threatening her, forcing her to do things she doesn’t want to do. She is scared.

Around the world, there are an estimated 27 million slaves today. Let me say that again…27 million slaves in the world today. This is more than at any other time in world history. Modern-day slavery, when it results in people being bought and sold and moved around is called human trafficking. Beyond the international statistics, slavery exists here in the United States. Conservative estimates state that 17,000 people are trafficked into this country every year. Within the United States, the estimates of trafficked individuals are staggering; between 200,000-300,000 per year.

While illegal, human trafficking is a booming business, second only to drug trafficking. Most of the people trafficked are women and children. Many of them are used in the sex industry. They are the prostitutes on the street, at truck stops, and in motels. They need help. They need to be identified and rescued.

You Can Help Us Stop This Nightmare

This is where you come in! We, at Chapter 61 Ministries, in conjunction with our sponsors and any other truckers who may visit this website, recognize that the trucking industry and individual truckers are invaluable in the fight against this heinous crime. This site has been set up to inform truckers and other travelers of the basic issues involved in human trafficking and a summary of ways you can help. We invite you to travel through this website and learn how you can join this worthy cause and save lives.

The Horror of Teen Sex Slavery

Theresa Flores is trying to stop the human-trafficking trade, especially as it involves teenagers. Flores, who was blackmailed into sex slavery as a teen, spoke at Vineyard Church. The late-night calls began when Theresa Flores was 15.

Read Theresa's story...

Identifying Victims

How do you identify possible victims of human trafficking? Our article provides a brief overview of the trafficking problem, as well as tips for identifying and assisting trafficking victims.

Read the article.

Our Goal

The goal of Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) is to mobilize members of the trucking and travel plaza industry to combat domestic sex trafficking by helping us put our wallet cards in the hands of every trucker in America; have our upcoming TAT-training DVD made part of orientation for all truck stop and travel plaza employees, all students of private and public trucking driving schools, all truck drivers employed via major carriers or owner/operators; and have TAT posters posted in all truck stops, rest areas and truck carrier break rooms across the United States. And then, once equipped with both awareness of the problem and education, when human trafficking is suspected, call the national hotline number of 1-888-373-7888.