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New Trucking Nonprofit Offers Highways of Hope for Human Trafficking Victims

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January 28, 2025

A small group of women in trucking and logistics have founded a nonprofit organization to help human trafficking victims. HDT Editor and Associate Publisher Deborah Lockridge talks to Gift of Freedom co-founder Sharon Siar about the initiative, its inspiration, its goals, and how people can help. 

"We're just taking it one step at a time, and one child at a time, because that's what our focus is, is just helping a child just recover and live a normal life free of abuse."

In this episode:

  • The lack of post-rescue services for trafficking survivors

  • The Founding of Gift of Freedom

  • The role of transportation in human trafficking

  • Trafficking isn't just cartels

  • The mental toll on child human trafficking victims

  • What Gift of Freedom is doing

  • How people can support the organization

  • Raising awareness among families and communities

  • Working with trucking and transportation groups

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A California Drayage Fleet's ZEV Truck Journey [Listen]

August 26, 2025

4Gen Logistics has one of the largest zero-emission drayage fleets in Southern California — with 64 battery-electric trucks and 15 hydrogen fuel-cell trucks. But getting there hasn’t been easy. Hear from 4Gen's Brad Bayne what lessons he's learned.

Listen: Why Polaris Transportation is Racking up Workplace and Tech Awards

July 29, 2025

Sustainability isn’t just about emissions at Polaris Transportation Group — it’s about people, culture, technology, and giving back. Brenda Brajkovich chats with HDT’s Deborah Lockridge about how the company is building a stronger, more inclusive workplace while staying ahead in cross-border trucking and logistics.

Listen: What Trucking Fleets Are Doing With AI

July 24, 2025

In this episode of HDT Leadership Insights, Deborah Lockridge talks with Tim Haynes of Penske about how transportation companies are already using AI to improve routing, boost fuel efficiency, and predict maintenance needs.

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