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ATRI research goals for ’17 include hours flexibility, autonomous trucks, cost of regs

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Deanne Winslett
May 4, 2017

Atri 2017 05 04 14 19The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) plans to examine distracted driving, hours or service flexibility and the impact of trucking regulations as part of its research goals for the year.

ATRI identified six research priorities developed from a list or recommended research topics it received at its meeting in Dallas in March.

ATRI’s 2017 top research priorities are: 

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