Heavy Duty Trucking Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH
Enter keywords to search across all content
George Washington Bridge, New Jersey.
Newsby Jack RobertsFebruary 12, 2025

ATRI Releases 2025 Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks List

The American Transportation Research Institute says the data compiled in its annual Top 100 Trucks Bottlenecks survey also shows ways to reduce chokepoints, lower emissions, and drive economic growth.

Read More →
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 23, 2024

ATRI Asks Carriers, Owner-Operators to Participate in Detention Survey

The American Transportation Research Institute is surveying motor carriers and owner-operators to detail the consequences of driver detention.

Read More →
Newsby Wayne ParhamMay 19, 2023

Texas Trucking Exec on Cross-Border Delays

While the Mexican government recently appeared to be pointing a finger at the governor of Texas for slowing trade, delays during periods of increased inspections at border crossings are a part of doing business for the state’s trucking industry.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby Steven MartinezNovember 8, 2019

Driver Detention Remains a Balancing Act, Study Finds

Time is money in the trucking business. Yet, with carriers, shippers and brokers agreeing that detention is a problem, solving the issue is a delicate balancing act – with no side willing to take full blame.

Read More →
Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2019

New Jersey has the Worst Traffic Bottleneck in the Country

Traffic is a major time suck and it only seems to be getting worse, according to ATRI's latest list of the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in the U.S. This year, a bottleneck in Fort Lee, New Jersey took top honors.

Read More →
ArticlesSeptember 8, 2017

Commentary: Off-Peak Deliveries Can Make a Difference

By scheduling shipments at times when there is less traffic on the road, Off-peak deliveries as a route planning strategy can deliver significant savings.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby Steven MartinezMay 16, 2017

Congestion Costing Trucking $63.4 Billion a Year

Traffic congestion added more than $63.4 billion in operational costs to the trucking industry in 2015, according to the American Transportation Research Institute's 2017 Cost of Congestion update.

Read More →
NewsJanuary 12, 2017

Driver Detention Rule Shelved For Now

A federal rule regulating driver detention may be shelved for the foreseeable future.

Read More →
Articlesby Deborah LockridgeAugust 15, 2016

Commentary: The First Step in Fixing Detention Times

As if productivity and driver retention weren’t enough to make detention an important problem, it’s also a safety issue.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
NewsJuly 15, 2016

Report: 63% of Drivers Spend Over 3 Hours Waiting to Load, Unload

Delays of two or more hours per stop was a common problem for carriers, costing the companies time and potential business.

Read More →