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How will trucking's top concerns change this year, and what strategies can be used to address them?
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What’s keeping trucking fleet managers and truck drivers up at night? The American Transportation Research Institute aims to find out in its 2025 Top Industry Issues Survey, which is now open.
The annual survey asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry, along with potential strategies for addressing each issue. Responses come not only from motor carriers, but also from truck drivers and commercial law enforcement.
This is the 21st year for the survey by ATRI, a not-for-profit research organization affiliated with the American Trucking Associations.
ATRI’s annual analysis not only ranks the issues overall but also provides insights into how critical topics are ranked differently by motor carriers and professional drivers.
For instance, last year, the economy and truck parking were ranked as the trucking industry’s top concerns, with battery-electric vehicles rising four spots from the previous year.
Among truck driver respondents, truck parking, driver compensation and the economy were the top three concerns.
Motor carrier respondents ranked the economy, lawsuit abuse reform, and the driver shortage as the top three concerns.
The report also allows trucking stakeholders to monitor issues over time to better understand which issues are rising, or falling, in criticality.
The results of the 2025 survey will be released October 26 as part of the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, California.
Participate in the survey here: https://www.research.net/r/2025-TII-Survey
The survey will remain open through October 10.
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