Transportation ATRI begins research into challenges for female drivers September 27, 2023 The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is launching research into the challenges female truck drivers are facing, as well as examining the barriers to industry entry for women. The topic…
Equipment Trucking costs hit record in 2022: ATRI June 22, 2023 Last year it cost more than an average $90 per hour to operate a truck, breaking the 2021 record as the most expensive year in trucking, the American Transportation Research…
Health & Safety Marijuana legalization, testing approaches contributes to truck driver shortage: ATRI June 8, 2023 A new report by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is raising concerns that current approaches to drug testing and the spreading legalization of marijuana in the U.S. are contributing…
Human Resources ATRI identifies trucking research priorities for 2023 May 11, 2023 The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) will target several leading issues in its 2023 research activity. Priorities will focus on five gaps in trucking, in a bid to help resolve…
Transportation New Jersey intersection is top freight bottleneck in U.S. February 8, 2023 For the fifth year in a row, the intersection of I-95 and SR 4 in Fort Lee, N.J., is once again the Number 1 freight bottleneck in the U.S. The…
Business Management ATRI survey highlights trucking concerns November 3, 2022 Sure, it’s a study looking at trucking in the U.S., but I think the American Transportation Research Institute’s latest Top Industry Issues survey has relevance here too. Not least because…
Transportation Fuel prices cited as burning trucking issue in ATRI survey October 23, 2022 Soaring fuel prices have emerged as the leading concern in the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) annual ranking of top trucking issues – bumping longstanding worries about a truck driver…
Business Management Tech, data, and refined processes can limit loading dock delays August 22, 2022 Delays at customer facilities are clearly among the trucking industry’s top concerns. Last year, surveyed fleets ranked such detention time in seventh place on the American Transportation Research Institute’s…
Transportation 7 things millennials want from trucking employers August 8, 2022 Millennials were born between the early ‘80s and late ‘90s, and with more than 10 million of them in Canada they represent a vital labor pool for the trucking industry.
Transportation Trucking costs per mile dropped in 2020: ATRI November 23, 2021 Covid-19 clearly disrupted supply chains, but it also seems the pandemic had a measurable impact on the costs of trucking in 2020. The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) tracked a…
Transportation Fleet legal settlements of under $1 million on the rise November 18, 2021 Nuclear verdicts of more than $10 million can cripple fleet finances after a collision, but trucking companies also appear to be digging deep when settling cases involving lesser payouts. In…
Transportation Finding parking is no easy chore: Driver’s Education June 28, 2021 Have you ever arrived late to a meeting because all the nearby parking lots were full? You drive deeper underground, down the spiral ramps searching for 140 square feet of…
Equipment The promise and shortcomings of autonomous tech September 9, 2020 Every truck driver knows what to do when they come to an S-curve: take it easy, accelerate gradually through the turns, and then get back up to speed. In technology,…
Transportation Highway bottlenecks ease as truck drivers deliver the goods March 24, 2020 ATLANTA, Ga. – Truck drivers are finding open highways during their deliveries, as non-essential workers are encouraged to stay in their homes during the fight against Covid-19 — and average…
Transportation NACV show expands education sessions September 24, 2019 ATLANTA, Ga. – The biennial North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV Show) has expanded its educational sessions, and will offer all the new NACV Show Solutions Theaters’…
