Is California ready for an electric future? New ATRI research investigates
ATRI shares three key findings from its newest report.
ATRI: Carriers experience excessive rates from predatory truck towing
ATRI’s report examines the causes and countermeasures of predatory heavy-duty towing
ATRI to research on challenges faced by female truck drivers
The ATRI Research Advisory Committee prioritized this new women-focused research initiative at its 2023 Annual Meeting.
Atripco takes a proactive approach to driver training with help from CarriersEdge
Atripco continues to provide drivers with training courses to help them stay informed.
ATRI Research evaluates charging infrastructure challenges for the U.S. EV fleet
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a new report that assesses the infrastructure requirements for converting the U.S. vehicle fleet to battery electric. This analysis, a 2021 top priority of ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee, focused on three critical challenges for nationwide vehicle electrification: The study found that full electrification of the U.S. vehicle fleet would
ATRI: Fuel costs top the list of trucking industry issues
The American Transportation Research Institute recently released its 18th annual Top Industry Issues report, identifying the leading industry concerns including fuel prices, the driver shortage, truck parking, driver compensation, the economy and for the first time, speed limiters. In a year that saw record-high fuel costs, fuel prices were ranked as the top industry concern,
ATRI outlines best practices for recruiting, training, and retaining younger adults
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a new report that investigates how to best integrate younger adults aged 18 to 25 into trucking careers. This research, a top priority of ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee in 2021, synthesizes a variety of data and analyses including younger driver surveys, carrier interviews, and the latest workforce statistics. The research
New ATRI research evaluates motor carrier responses to rising insurance costs
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a new report analyzing trucking industry impacts from the rising costs of insurance. This analysis, a top priority of ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee, utilized detailed financial and insurance data from dozens of motor carriers and commercial insurers. The report assesses immediate and longer-term impacts that rising insurance costs have on
Truck driver shortage tops ATRI’s list of industry concerns, again
Driver-related issues dominated the Top Industry Issues report, recently released by the American Transportation Research Institute, a trucking industry not-for-profit research organization. This annual report identifies the industry’s key concerns, and the top five issues for 2021 were as follows: Driver shortage Driver retention Driver compensation Lawsuit abuse reform Lack of available truck parking More
ATRI-developed assessment tool used to ID safe, younger drivers
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released the results of the Phase 1 Beta Test of its Younger Driver Assessment Tool. This is the second in a series of technical memoranda from ATRI exploring the potential for an assessment tool to identify the safest drivers among 18- to 20-year-olds. ATRI says its beta test
