The first line of defense against terrorism is the general public being aware. There are many mechanisms to report suspected activity or possible terrorism concerns. A recent incident reported only validates the fact that people need not only to have awareness, but also to be proactive in their thought process. The group recently touched was Highway Watch?, the Highway Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) operated by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), in partnership with the state and national trucking associations and conferences of the ATA Federation and numerous other national highway transportation organizations in the Highway Watch? Coalition in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security, for the benefit of the entire Highway Transportation Sector.

Data was fed into a million-plus record database that is the reporting archive for bus and truck drivers nationwide. The incident could involve a man who has been seen at more than 10 petroleum installations since spring 2004 in Florida and Georgia.