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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2018

ATRI: Congestion Costing Trucking $74 Billion a Year

Traffic congestion slammed trucking with nearly $74.5 billion in operational costs in 2016, a 0.5% increase over 2015, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2018

Truck Driver Pay and Fuel Prices on the Rise per ATRI Report

Operational costs increased to their highest levels since 2014, driven by rising fuel prices and pay and benefit increases for drivers, according to a new report from the American Transportation Research Institute.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2018

ATRI Seeks Driver Feedback for Detention Study

The American Transportation Research Institute is looking to study how truck driver detention may have been impacted by the ELD mandate.

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Newsby David CullenAugust 28, 2018

ATRI: New Hours-of-Service Split Rest Periods Could Benefit Drivers, Carriers

A new study indicates there are “potential benefits” to allowing truck drivers more flexibility when taking required hours-of-service breaks, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2018

Updated Crash Risk Prediction Report Includes Age, Gender

ATRI has released an update to its Crash Predictor Model, which among other things finds that women truck drivers are less likely to be involved in a crash than male drivers.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2018

ATRI Seeks For-Hire Truck Fleet Cost Data

The American Transportation Research Institute is requesting data from for-hire motor carriers for the annual update of its Operational Costs of Trucking report.

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Newsby David CullenApril 30, 2018

ATRI’s Murray Details Research Efforts on Key Trucking Issues

Among the research projects currently on the front burner at the American Transportation Research Institute is an effort to determine if “we can identify younger drivers with the same characteristics as safe, older drivers,” said Dan Murray, vice president of ATRI, in his keynote speech at the National Private Truck Council’s annual meeting.

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NewsMarch 9, 2018

ATRI Wants to Examine the Impact of E-Commerce on Trucking

The American Transportation Research Institute is asking ,motor carriers to participate in a survey to assess the impact of e-commerce on the trucking industry.

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NewsFebruary 27, 2018

ATRI IDs Best Practices for State Freight Plans

The American Transportation Research Institute has released a report that presents best practices for freight planning at the state level.

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Newsby Steven MartinezJanuary 25, 2018

Congestion Worsened at ATRI's Top Trucking Bottlenecks Locations

Overall truck speeds worsened at the top five bottlenecks on ATRI's list with peak speeds falling by an average of 6% at these locations.

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