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Today’s Pickup: New Jersey tops list of worst bottlenecks for trucks
An intersection in New Jersey has been deemed the worst for truck bottlenecks, plus Nikola Motor may be adding a…
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ATRI seeks ELD data from fleets to help “guide future regulations and initiatives”
The American Transportation Research Institute is asking fleets to contribute electronic logging device (ELD) data to the group so it…
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Today’s Pickup: Parking far lower on the list of concerns for transportation management companies than for drivers
Parking is a hot button issue across the transportation industry, but it certainly does not carry the same weight among…
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An ATRI survey shows drivers and their management don’t rate the parking issue as equally significant
The divergence on that issue isn’t the only one: not surprisingly, management and drivers see the driver shortage issue through…
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As fleets spec for fuel efficiency, driver skill still matters
Mike Roeth, executive director of NACFE, spoke last week at the Meritor/P.S.I. Fleet Technology Event, telling the audience that one…
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Driver wages, fuel costs drive increase in operational costs for carriers
Rising driver wages and fuel costs pushed up the cost per mile to operate a commercial vehicle in 2017, according…
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Women and young people: Addressing the driver shortage without compromising safety
While things like bonuses and increased pay are already being employed to attract drivers, the shortage continues to worsen
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ATRI makes the case for more HOS flexibility
It’s no surprise that truck drivers who travel during peak times face slower average speeds and that more flexible HOS…
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Trucking’s research arm launching its annual survey of industry’s top issues
Last year’s survey by ATRI had driver shortages as the biggest issue facing the industry, with ELDs second.
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Reckless driving boosts likelihood of a future crash, and other findings from ATRI’s Crash Predictor Model
Truck drivers involved in certain behaviors are more likely to have a future crash, ATRI research has concluded.
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