Tag: American Transportation Research Institute

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Detention study thorough, but meaningful change proves elusive

One in five small carriers don’t even charge detention, using brokers that don’t try to collect it, and believe not billing it gives them a competitive edge.

September 26, 2019

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In ATRI survey, drivers report longer, more frequent detention at shippers/receivers

Respondents to the study indicated that more than a quarter of their dwell times within the year leading up to taking the survey lasted two or more hours, with 9.3% of delays lasting six or more hours. Both of these are increases from 2014, according to ATRI’s numbers.

September 4, 2019

Business

ATRI seeks driver input on top issues facing trucking industry

The American Transportation Research Institute is once again asking truck drivers and fleets to rank the top issues of concern in the industry for the group’s 2019 Top Industry Issues Survey. ATRI’s annual analysis ranks the issues overall and provides details on where critical topics are ranked differently by carriers and drivers.

July 29, 2019

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ATRI seeking owner-op input on cost of doing business

Among the information ATRI is seeking for its annual Operational Costs of Trucking report is driver pay, fuel costs, insurance premiums and lease and purchase payments. Carriers are also asked to provide full-year 2018 cost per mile or cost per hour data.

April 24, 2019

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ATRI seeking trucker input on truck parking information systems

The data collection from truckers is part of ATRI’s 2019 top priority research topic to standardize truck parking information systems based on driver preferences. The group is looking for information on drivers’ preferred data formats and delivery mechanisms for truck parking information.

April 9, 2019

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Study finds improving worst bottlenecks would save millions in fuel, reduce emissions

Previous research by the group found that 89 percent of the industry’s congestion costs stem from just 12 percent of interstate highway miles. The new study, part of ATRI’s “Fixing the 12%” research initiative, focuses on how reducing congestion on those miles could cut costs for trucking companies.

March 6, 2019

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George Washington Bridge leads 10 most congested freight bottlenecks in U.S.

Check out American Transportation Research Institute’s updated 2019 Top Truck Bottleneck List and see how traffic congestion impacts trucking on Overdrive.

February 12, 2019

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ATRI updates list of idling regulations

The list comes in two forms – an online compendium with detailed information and links to each of the 65 state and local regulations the group identified and a cab card with a consolidated listing of the regulations.

January 10, 2019

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Highway congestion cost trucking $74.5 billion, 1.2 billion hours in 2016

ATRI’s Cost of Congestion to the Trucking Industry update found that congestion costs grew by $377 million in 2016 when compared to 2015.

October 19, 2018

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ATRI seeking driver input on detention impacts

The American Transportation Research Institute is asking truck drivers for their perspectives on how they are affected by detention at shippers and receivers.

September 6, 2018

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ATRI seeks feedback on top trucking industry concerns

The ATRI seeks feedback from trucking industry stakeholders with its annual Top Industry Issues Survey. Learn more about the survey on Overdrive.

August 21, 2018

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ATRI seeks input from owner-operators on cost of doing business

ATRI is seeking information on driver pay, fuel costs, insurance premiums and lease or purchase payments. More information here on Overdrive.

May 15, 2018