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Truckers are an important line of defense against human trafficking The Montgomery Advertiser 1/25/2021 Mark Colson, Special to the Advertiser © Contributed Mark Colson is president and CEO of the Alabama Trucking Association. On any given day, there are tens of thousands of people being trafficked into and within the U.S. A large percentage of the victims are minors, often young females, who are brutally forced to perform commercial acts of sex or labor against their will.  January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. At its core, this month is about raising a...

Alabama truckers deal with pandemic, wait for vaccine Trucking during a pandemic By Cassie Fambro | January 14, 2021 at 10:03 PM CST - Updated January 14 at 10:50 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - When offices were mostly empty and businesses shuttered last spring, the hum of an 18-wheeler’s diesel engine was often alone on the highway. Now, truck drivers are among those responsible for delivering the vaccine, but can’t get it themselves anytime soon. Responsible for 70 percent of America’s freight, according to Market Insider, truckers can’t take a break. “We couldn�...

The Alabama Trucking Association sponsored legislation that guarantees when you get a CDL, you’ll learn the red flags.