ATRI News Updates

Government, Business, Safety

ATRI Opens Industry Issues Survey

The American Transportation Research Institute is accepting comments and concerns from trucking industry representatives.

July 29, 2019
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

ATRI Calls for Operational Cost Data From Fleets

The American Transportation Research Institute is looking for for-hire motor carriers to participate in the annual update to its Operational Costs of Trucking report.

April 24, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Truck Parking Data Systems Top ATRI’s Research Priorities List

The American Transportation Research Institute’s recently unveiled list of research priorities for 2019 covers an array of topical issues, ranging from truck parking to tolls.

March 26, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks: Texas Tops 2019 ATRI List With 13

The passage to the George Washington Bridge on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River has once again been named the country’s worst bottleneck for trucks. See a map of the 2019 Top 10 and the list of the Top 100.

February 12, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Driver Shortage Repeats as Top Concern in ATRI Industry Survey

AUSTIN, Texas — For the second year in a row, the national shortage of qualified truck drivers is considered the industry’s most pressing concern, according to an annual report prepared by the American Transportation Research Institute.

October 30, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

Cost of Operating a Truck Up 6% to $1.69 Per Mile, ATRI Report Says

The cost of operating a truck averaged $1.69 per mile, a 6% increase in 2017 according to a report released Oct. 2 by the American Transportation Research Institute.

October 4, 2018
Business, Safety

ATRI Launches Industry Issues Survey

Trucking industry representatives now can submit their concerns to the American Transportation Research Institute. The nonprofit research organization launched its 2018 Top Industry Issues Survey on Aug. 21.

August 21, 2018
Government

ATRI Report Offers Guidelines for Freight Plans

The American Transportation Research Institute released a report outlining the best practices for freight planning at the state level Feb. 27.

February 28, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

2018: Atlanta’s ‘Spaghetti Junction’ Tops ATRI’s Freight Bottlenecks List Again

For the third successive year, Atlanta’s five-level stack interchange known as “Spaghetti Junction,†where Interstates 285 and I-85 north intersect, is again the most congested freight bottleneck in the nation, according to new research conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute.

January 24, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Top Truck Bottlenecks Report Coming Soon, ATRI President Says

WASHINGTON — The definitive guide to the country’s top truck bottlenecks will be released Jan. 25, the president of American Transportation Research Institute, which publishes the report, said Jan. 9.

January 9, 2018