Lawmakers Want Truckers Trained to Spot Human Trafficking
Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 -- 12:38 PM
(WRN) -A group of lawmakers want to ensure that commercial drivers get training on how to spot human trafficking.A group of lawmakers wants to ensure that commercial drivers get training on how to spot human trafficking. Fond du Lac representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt says truckers follow many of the same routes that traffickers do, and they can be a very useful set of eyes on the road.
"If they don't call it in, these people are gone very quickly, and it's very hard to track them."
Thiesfeldt says the bill would direct the technical colleges to include the courses as part of their programs.
"That's a very reasonable thing and a good way that their industry, the trucking industry, can help out solving this societal problem."
Thiesfeldt says they already have a wide base of support for the bill.
"There are trucking organizations that are fully behind this and think it's a good thing for their employees to do."
The bill comes up for a public hearing at the Capitol this week.
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