INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police (ISP) are working to fight human trafficking. A week-long initiative will wrap up today that was focused on informing truck drivers about things they should look for on the road, as they go to a lot of places the general public does not.
ISP says cards were given to every semi at the Seymour weighing station on Interstate 65 with human trafficking indicators and who to call if they see something.
40% of the human trafficking cases reported by truck drivers have resulted in minors being recovered nationwide.
Indiana State Police released the following:
Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division is partnering with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) for CVSA’s Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative January 12 – 16, 2026.
During this annual human trafficking initiative, ISP’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement units will have conversations with the CMV drivers they encounter during CMV Roadside Inspections. They will also pass out materials from TAT (Formerly Truckers Against Trafficking). CVSA’s Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative will be conducted across North America: US January 12-16, 2026, Canada February 23-27, 2026, and Mexico March 16-20, 2026.
According to the United Nations, human trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of people through force, fraud, or deception with the aim of exploiting them for profit.
Commercial motor vehicle drivers are the eyes and ears of America, and very often they are in places where human trafficking may occur. In the truck stop parking lots, rest area parking lots, or in commercial locations that could be using labor trafficking victims as part of their work force. Over 40% of Human Trafficking cases reported by truck drivers have involved victims that were minors.
The Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative is part of CVSA’s Human Trafficking Prevention Program. The program seeks to reduce human trafficking throughout North America through coordinated enforcement and investigative and educational awareness measures within the commercial motor vehicle industry.
CVSA and the Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division collaborate with TAT (formerly Truckers Against Trafficking) to engage and equip the commercial vehicle industry in the fight against human trafficking. Almost 2.5 million professionals in the trucking industry have been trained TAT.
For more information regarding awareness, recognition, and prevention of Human Trafficking (including a 30 second video featuring a human trafficking survivor) please use the following link to CVSA’s Human Trafficking Resources page HERE
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