It is late October, which means the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has posted its results from its annual survey of driver issues. The results may surprise you.MethodologyThe methodology is the same as it was when we covered the results in 2020. 4,200 people were given a list of 28 different points of contention, and […]
It is that time of year again. Do you love telling people your opinion? If you do, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) wants to know what your greatest priorities are regarding current trends within the trucking industry.DetailsThe survey can be found on the ATRI’s survey webpage. For its methodology, the survey gives you twenty-eight […]
The American Transport Research Institute wants to know your thoughts on driving-facing cameras. Are they a bastion of vindication from verdicts in the outcome of a crash, or are they a massive invasion of privacy? Details The survey, which you can take on the relevant ATRI webpage, is twenty questions, and takes no more than […]
On July 20, the House Transportation and Infrastructure approved a bill to increase parking for commercial motor vehicles. The bill aims to “provide parking for commercial motor vehicles and improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators.” Sponsored by Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act would build and expand safe parking areas […]
The American Transport Research Institute interviewed 100 carriers and the young drivers of those carriers to understand what they were looking for in a trucking company. Given the current truck driver shortage recruiting younger drivers for your business is vital to sustaining your endeavors. Career Not a JobMany young drivers are looking for a field where […]
The way things have been, a fuel tax of 18.4 cents per gallon of gasoline and 24.4 cents of diesel fuel have been used for the Highway Trust Fund. These numbers, unchanged since 1993, are not enough for the infrastructure needs of the country.
The American Transport Research Institute (ATRI), known for its annual trucking surveys, has released its list for the worst trucking bottlenecks in 2020. The Department of Transportation hopes to use the information to better allocate spending dollars to critically-needed infrastructure. Here are the details and results of the endeavor. Methodology ATRI collected and compiled GPS […]
