ATRI News Updates

Business, Safety

Partnership Formed to Get Masks, Hand Sanitizer to Drivers

A coalition of trucking industry groups recently distributed 4,000 free face masks to small trucking firms whose drivers are delivering goods amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 16, 2020
Business, Safety

ATRI, OOIDA Partner on COVID-19 Impact Study

The American Transportation Research Institute and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Foundation are partnering to conduct a study on COVID-19’s impact on trucking operations.

March 26, 2020
Business, Logistics, TCA

With Rush Hour Traffic Gone, Truck Drivers Speed Deliveries

Truck drivers have faced a number of hurdles in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But lately, traffic hasn’t been one of them.

March 25, 2020
Business

Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks: 2020 ATRI Ranking Has Familiar Chokepoints

This is one ranking where you probably don't want to repeat as champion, but for the second year in a row, the approach to the George Washington Bridge heading into New York from the New Jersey side of the Hudson River is being cited as the nation's worst truck bottleneck.

February 19, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

FMCSA Representatives Provide Updates on Datasets, Projects

WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is preparing to make trucking industry registration data available through its Analysis & Information Online repository.

January 14, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

ATRI Calls on Feds to Step Up AV Policy Efforts

The federal government needs to do more to establish a comprehensive policy regarding autonomous vehicle technology in the trucking industry, according to the latest research from the American Transportation Research Institute.

January 14, 2020
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

Operational Cost of Trucking Up 7.7%, ATRI Report Says

The costs associated with trucking have increased substantially, according to a new report from the American Transportation Research Institute.

November 4, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

Driver Detention Time Creeps Upward

After improving in 2018, it appears as though driver detention time has increased recently, with many shippers falling back into habits that delay trucks at their docks and push up dwell times.

October 28, 2019
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