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ATRI: Cost of Operating a Truck Soared in 2022

Rising wages for drivers is a key factor that helped drive up the cost of operating a truck by 21.3% in 2022, according to a study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

June 22, 2023
BusinessSafety

ATRI Assesses Impact of Marijuana Use on Trucking

More than 100,000 truck drivers have been removed from the industry in the past three years due to positive marijuana tests, and most have not returned, an ATRI study shows.

June 5, 2023
BusinessEquipmentSafetyLogistics

ATRI Announces Top Five Research Issues for 2023

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The availability of truck parking spaces rates as the American Transportation Research Institute's No. 1 study topic for 2023. 

May 8, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Inward-Facing Cameras Rate Low With Drivers

With an approval rating of 2.2 on a 10-point scale in an American Transportation Research Institute study, it’s clear that truck drivers do not hold driver-facing cameras in high regard.

April 17, 2023
BusinessTechnologySafetyLogistics

Tracking Trucking's Top Bottlenecks 

American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently released the 2023 Top Truck Bottleneck List with Fort Lee, NJ claiming the top spot for the fifth year in a row. The in-depth analysis provides vital insight into truck-involved congestion points, highway traffic trends, and infrastructure investment opportunities. How much has the list changed since last year? How can this research be used to further conversations on funding and regional regulations? Rebecca Brewster, President and Chief Operating Officer of ATRI, joins Dan Ronan to help breakdown the top highway bottlenecks and discuss opportunities to address supply chain challenges. 

February 9, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

New Jersey Spot Again Leads ATRI’s Top Highway Bottlenecks

A troublesome spot along I-95 once again topped the list of the nation’s worst chokepoints on the American Transportation Research Institute Top Truck Bottlenecks list, while the Atlanta metro area stood out as a gridlocked region by claiming six of the top 20 spots on the list.

February 8, 2023
BusinessTechnology

Derek Leathers Named New ATRI Chairman

Derek Leathers, CEO, president and chairman of Werner Enterprises, is the new chairman of the American Transportation Research Institute, it was announced Nov. 1.

November 1, 2022
BusinessEquipmentSafety

ATRI’s Annual Top Industry Issues Survey Underway

The American Transportation Research Institute has launched its annual Top Industry Issues Survey, asking stakeholders to rank their top concerns along with potential strategies for addressing them.

September 8, 2022
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

ATRI Reports Cost of Trucking Notches Record in 2021

Soaring prices for diesel fuel, rising maintenance costs and higher wages for drivers pushed the price of operating a truck up 12.7% in 2021 to $1.855 per mile — the highest level on record — according a report released Aug. 10 by the American Transportation Research Institute.

August 9, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafety

ATRI Unveils Top Five Research Areas for 2022

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The American Transportation Research Institute unveiled its top five research areas for 2022 at American Trucking Associations’ annual Mid-Year Management Conference May 16.

May 16, 2022