‘What saved me was that truck driver’

Mar 1, 2012

Truckers Against Trafficking is making a difference at truck stops around the country, reports KSNV, the NBC television affiliate in Las Vegas.

The organization helps children and young adults escape forced prostitution rings.

“We’re here at a truck stop, you know, being forced to work it, you know, being forced to go from truck to truck, asking if the guy would like to have sex with us,” says a 15-year-old in the KSNV report. To view the coverage, scroll down the OverdriveOnline home page to the Trucking on TV section.

Read more about Truckers Against Trafficking.

MRL Transport owner Mark Ledford today hauls direct freight outbound for customers in part built from his years of ownership of another fleet, since sold after years of growth. MRL in some ways is Ledford's effort to right-size a business for his life today.

Right-sizing for management: MRL Transport owner Mark Ledford hits five trucks

Ledford got his start trucking after working a dock where his manager said Ledford would never drive truck. Not only would he drive, he'd grow a fleet well beyond 30 trucks before selling out. MRL Transport is his second turn in the barrel, and Ledford's hit a profitability sweet spot.

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