American Transportation Research Institute

⭐⭐ ATRI appreciates all of those who support our research with charitable contributions and today we'd like to recognize Cottingham & Butler ⭐⭐ Thank you for your support in 2025! Your charitable contribution to #ATRI is important and it benefits the entire trucking industry by allowing us to continue our #TruckingResearch to improve the industry's safety and productivity. If you haven't made a charitable contribution to ATRI, please consider joining alongside Cottingham & Butler to support the valuable research that we do, now and in the future. Click here to make a charitable contribution to ATRI - https://lnkd.in/daSzWjC #ThankYou

Attending #ATAmce25? It looks like there will be many great sessions including #ATRI's very own Big Reveal with a twist, Sunday, Oct. 26 at 4:15 pm. During this session, ATRI President Rebecca Brewster will unveil ATRI's annual overview of the 2025 Top Industry Issues, joined by a panel of industry stakeholders, they will discuss these challenges along with possible solutions for each. #TruckingResearch

DID YOU KNOW… Truck drivers routinely rank detention at customer facilities as one of their top industry concerns. #ATRI’s latest detention research quantifies not only the scale and frequency of detention but also its impact on #roadwaysafety. In 2023, nearly 40% of drivers’ stops experienced detention – defined as delays of more than 2 hours. Those percentages were even higher among women drivers and among drivers who operate in the spot market versus contract #freight. ATRI’s research found nearly 136 million hours of lost driver productivity attributable to detention in 2023, at an overall industry cost of $11.5 billion dollars when factoring in costs such as wasted fuel and lost revenue-generating miles. Knowing these staggering numbers can help shippers recognize how much they lose from detention and carriers negotiate fairer detention fees. As for safety impacts, ATRI utilized its truck GPS dataset to calculate the impact of detention on driver speeds. Examining the 24-hour period before and after a driver visits a customer facility, detained drivers drove 14.6% faster than their peers that were not detained. While it’s fairly intuitive that drivers would drive faster after being detained in order to make up for lost time, this analysis shows that drivers also speed on the front end in an attempt to secure an earlier spot in line to be loaded or unloaded. Click here to download this full ATRI study - https://lnkd.in/e8AnXsdn #TruckingResearch

Meet ATRI Research Advisory Committee (RAC) member Misti Olszewski, ARM. Misti is the Vice President of Enterprise Safety at Covenant where she oversees safety for the four asset-based for-hire carriers under the Covenant Logistics umbrella. Ranging from agriculture-based live haul and grain trucks to one of the 24 carriers approved to haul for the Department of Defense (DOD), she also works closely with a diverse group of drivers, including shuttle, local, solo regional, dedicated, team OTR, company drivers, and independent contractors. Named a 2023 Top Woman to Watch by Women in Trucking, Misti’s journey in the trucking industry is deeply personal. Growing up as the daughter, granddaughter, and sister of truck drivers and owner-operators, the trucking life is in her blood. She understands the challenges and joys that come with a life on the road, and this unique perspective fuels her unwavering commitment to the safety of drivers and the motoring public. Misti’s career began as a Risk Analyst at Covenant Transport, and over the past 24 years, she has been fortunate to explore various roles within both Risk and Safety. She has been responsible for three record-setting years of the lowest DOT accident rate in Covenant Logistics' history. We look forward to Misti's continued contributions and her service as a 2025-2026 ATRI RAC member. #ATRI’s RAC is comprised of government officials, academics, professional truck drivers and trucking company executives and suppliers from a diverse cross-section of the industry who are charged with annually recommending a research agenda for the Institute. To view the full list of 2025 - 2026 ATRI RAC members, visit ATRI's website here - https://lnkd.in/eqC2f6b6 #TruckingResearch

⭐⭐ ATRI appreciates all of those who support our research with charitable contributions and today we'd like to recognize North Dakota Motor Carriers Association ⭐⭐ Thank you for your continued support in 2025! Your charitable contribution to #ATRI is important and it benefits the entire trucking industry by allowing us to continue our #TruckingResearch to improve the industry's safety and productivity. If you haven't made a charitable contribution to ATRI, please consider joining alongside North Dakota Motor Carriers Association to support the valuable research that we do, now and in the future. Click here to make a charitable contribution to ATRI - https://lnkd.in/daSzWjC #ThankYou

DID YOU KNOW… The top 5-ranked reasons (of 12) why entry-level techs choose trucking over other industries were: 1) higher pay, 2) more convenient shifts, 3) more interesting work, 4) preferred location/commute, and 5) more variety of work. Though pay and hours are widely understood as key employment factors, the high importance that techs attach to the interesting work and variety of work should not be overlooked by diesel shops. Furthermore, subgroups of techs highly prioritize some aspects of employment like cleaner shops and incentives for additional training. Click here to download this full ATRI study - https://lnkd.in/gdS4B2BH #TruckingResearch #DieselTech Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of American Trucking Associations, Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - New #ATRI Research Confirms the High Costs of Cargo Theft to Industry The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released new research on the growing problem of cargo theft. The research obtained detailed cargo theft data from motor carriers, logistics service providers (LSPs), insurers and other stakeholders to understand and quantify the scale and causes of cargo theft, covering: · How and where cargo theft occurs; · The financial costs of cargo theft to the industry; · Cargo theft prevention strategies; · Strengthening partnerships with law enforcement; and · The role of insurance in shaping cargo theft risk management. The report also includes a series of case studies documenting the real-world cargo theft experiences of shippers and motor carriers. See the full press release below and visit ATRI's website to download the full report - https://lnkd.in/ePu4ZSPk #TruckingResearch #CargoTheft

This morning #ATRI President Rebecca Brewster presented at the #SMCFall25 at ATA HQ in Washington, DC. Among several #ATRI studies, she discussed the importance of ATRI's Top Industry Issues and encouraged attendees to participate in the survey. Speaking of the Top Industry Issues, if you're in #trucking, please be sure to take the 2025 Top Industry Issues survey now, the deadline to participate is this Friday, Oct 10. Click here - https://lnkd.in/eHymEJRd #TruckingResearch

On Friday, November 7th join #ATRI Senior Research Associate, Alex Leslie, Ph.D. and MMTA for a webinar to discuss ATRI's latest research on Addressing the Shortage of Qualified Diesel Technicians. #TruckingResearch

Time is running out to submit your response to #ATRI's 2025 Top Industry Issues Survey. ATRI's annual survey asks trucking stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with potential strategies for addressing each issue. CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY NOW - https://lnkd.in/eHymEJRd   This important annual ATRI analysis not only ranks the issues overall but also provides insights into how critical topics are ranked differently by motor carriers and professional drivers. The report also allows stakeholders to monitor issues over time to better understand which issues are rising, or falling, in criticality.   The results of the 2025 survey will be released October 26th as part of ATA's Management Conference & Exhibition to be held in San Diego, CA. The survey will remain open through this Friday, October 10, 2025.