The American Transportation Research Institute has launched its annual Operational Costs of Trucking survey and is asking motor carriers of all sizes to participate.

ATRI’s Operational Costs of Trucking is a public benchmarking tool. The institute collects data confidentially from for-hire motor carriers of all sectors, regions, and sizes — from one-truck owner-operators to 10,000+ truck fleets — to document changing cost patterns in truck operations and how fleets can use the cost data to improve their own operations.

Cost metrics requested by ATRI include driver pay, insurance premiums, and equipment lease or purchase payments. 

Additional questions relate to key performance indicators such as non-revenue mileage, dwell time per stop, and miles between breakdowns.

Carriers can submit these data for the year 2024 on a per-mile or per-hour basis using an online data entry form or an emailed PDF form. 

A new, streamlined version of the form for owner-operators makes it easier than ever for one-truck companies to leverage the benefits of benchmarking.

What's in it for Me?

All participating motor carriers receive a customized report that compares their fleet’s costs and operations to an anonymized peer group of the same sector and size, as well as an advance copy of the full report.

Participation in ATRI’s research is not dependent on membership in any association.  All fleets are encouraged to submit data.

For-hire motor carriers are invited to submit operational cost data by Friday, April 25. The forms and more information are available on ATRI's website.