 Well, as part of its ongoing effort to rescue human trafficking victims and bring traffickers to justice, the Minnesota B.C.A. Tuesday announced that Minnesota law enforcement and the trucking industry are joining together to combat human trafficking. The B.C.A. hosted a meeting of trucking industry representatives, law enforcement and human trafficking experts. It also includes several days of training on how to spot sex trafficking and how to respond when it is suspected. More than 90 people, including trucking industry and truck stop leadership, trucking companies and law enforcement, are attending the meeting and training. They're then asked to spread the word to educate their own staff to maximize efforts to rescue victims and bring criminals to justice. It is an issue that all of us must step up to stop, whether it's the sale or purchase of a person for sex or by doing something about it when you encounter the trafficker or their victim. We applaud the Minnesota trucking community for stepping up to do this. This partnership that we're forming with them today is going to be critical to our efforts across Minnesota for the group of law enforcement that you see here today that's working day in, day out to eradicate this problem. At any given time, there are more truck drivers out on the roads and there are law enforcement officers. They are trained to be vigilant and along with truck stop employees, bus terminal employees and bus drivers. They are critical in this fight. Trained, equipped and empowered to recognize the signs of human trafficking and then immediately and effectively reported to law enforcement, they will continue to save lives. The team that we save from his or hers plight is someone's son or daughter. Getting truckers against trafficking training is like learning CPR or first aid. It's a necessary tool. Thank you for bringing the truckers and law enforcement together to put the heinous keepers of human trafficking victims behind bars. Truckers against trafficking officials say over 500,000 members of the trucking industry have been trained through the program. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.