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Study quantifies driver detention impacts

ATRI’s analysis found that across the 4-year period, detention frequency and length increased, with negative impacts on driver productivity, regulatory compliance and compensation.
September 4, 2019
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Arlington, Va., released the results of a new analysis on the safety and productivity impacts of truck driver detention at customer facilities.
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Research identifies e-commerce impacts on trucking industry

Retailers are becoming more flexible in how they transact with consumers by decentralizing their distribution/fulfillment networks to bring inventory closer to consumers.
February 5, 2019
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Arlington, Va., released an analysis of the impacts that emerging e-commerce trends are having on the trucking industry.
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Study: Driver shortage remains trucking industry's top concern

Driver shortage holds firm as the No. 1 issue in the trucking industry.
October 29, 2018
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Austin, Texas, unveiled its Top Industry Issues report, which includes the list of the Top 10 critical issues facing the North American trucking industry.
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Research shows trucking industry's operational costs continue to climb

With economic activity strengthening in 2017, the average marginal cost per mile incurred by motor carriers increased 6% to $1.69.
October 2, 2018
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Arlington, Va., released the findings of its 2018 update to “An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking.”
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ATRI research quantifies benefits of Hours of Service flexibility

An estimated savings in annual drive time of more than 2.3 million hours could be realized with flexible HOS options.
August 28, 2018
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Arlington, Va., released the results of a new analysis on the potential benefits of allowing commercial drivers additional flexibility when they take required hours of service (HOS) breaks.
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ATRI releases Top 100 list of truck bottlenecks

The analysis, based on truck GPS data from more than 800,000 heavy duty trucks, uses several customized software applications and analysis methods.
January 25, 2018
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Arlington, Va., released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America.
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