Protective Insurance and Truckers Against Trafficking Announce Award Recipients
06 June 2019 - 11:39PM
Protective Insurance and Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) are
pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Harriet Tubman Award:
Larren Tarver and Lauren Gnall with Lakefront Lines.
When the Lakefront Lines Bus Team in Ohio, who had recently
completed the Busing on the Lookout (BOTL) training, was notified
that a female passenger on one of their buses was allegedly being
held against her will and forced into prostitution by a male
passenger on the same bus, they immediately sprang into action.
As Larren, the driver, calmly stopped the bus, he reassured the
other passengers while being as inconspicuous as possible about the
reasons for the delay. He notified dispatch and triggered an
internal response system within the Lakefront Lines Safety Team
that swiftly communicated with law enforcement and ensured that
police were on the scene as quickly as possible. Before the bus got
back on the road—and safely got the other passengers to their
destination—the suspect was arrested, the alleged victim was
recovered, and the case was referred for further investigation.
“TAT knows there are several points of intersection between
buses and human trafficking, and this is why we developed our
Busing on the Lookout program,” said Laura Cyrus, Director of
Corporate Engagement at TAT. “Thanks to having been trained on the
issue of human trafficking and being aware of the complex realities
that surround it, Larren and Lauren knew what to do and acted with
courage and respect.”
The award was created in 2013 to honor members of the trucking
and busing industries whose direct actions impacted those
victimized by human trafficking. The goal is to recognize those
whose actions helped to recover the enslaved, improve the lives of
victims or prevent human trafficking from taking place. The award
is named in honor of Harriet Tubman, the famed abolitionist
credited with using the Underground Railroad to transport slaves to
freedom. She was never caught and never lost a passenger.
“Presenting this award during our most important event of the
year, in the presence of our customers and distribution partners,
demonstrates our commitment to combating human trafficking,” said
Jeremy D. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer at Protective Insurance.
“Larren and Lauren exemplify the awareness and bravery we all need
to have in the face of heinous crimes such as trafficking.”
Founded in 2009, TAT is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that
exists to empower transportation industry personnel to combat human
trafficking through its programs, educational resources and
certification course in which drivers learn to identify and report
potential trafficking cases. Before TAT existed, only sporadic tips
were being reported by the trucking industry, but now they have
made more than 2,200 calls to the National Human Trafficking
Hotline (1-888-373-7888), generating more than 612 cases of
trafficking involving more than 1,100 victims. To date, nearly
735,000 individuals have been trained by the organization.
About Protective Insurance Protective Insurance
Corporation, based in Carmel, Indiana, is a property-casualty
insurer specializing in marketing and underwriting property,
liability and workers’ compensation coverage for trucking and
commercial automobile fleets, as well as coverage for trucking
industry independent contractors. In addition, the Company offers
workers’ compensation coverage for a variety of operations outside
the transportation industry.
About Truckers Against Trafficking Truckers
Against Trafficking (TAT) is a 501(c) 3 that exists to educate,
equip, empower and mobilize members of the trucking and busing
industries to combat domestic sex trafficking. The national hotline
to call if human trafficking is suspected is 1-888-373-7888. To
learn more, go to www.truckersagainsttrafficking.org.
Media Contact:
Matt Thompson
(317) 429-2684
mthompson@protectiveinsurance.com
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