29 www.ortrucking.org Issue 2 | 2024 IMPROVING SAFETY AND LOWERING RISK On topics as wide-ranging as predicting future crash involvement to safety technology cost-benefit analyses to obstructive sleep apnea, ATRI’s research provides a blueprint for managing risk and improving roadway safety. LEADING WITH DATA, NOT EMOTION ATRI’s research uses data and analyses to dissect the true impacts of policies and regulations across a range of critical topics including zero-emission vehicles, infrastructure funding, advanced safety technologies, and litigation. WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD ATRI has a long history of research focused on the issues and concerns of professional truck drivers. From involvement in over 40 national, state, and regional truck parking studies to quantifying the impacts of detention, ATRI’s analyses provide a key input to advancing the safety and productivity of the industry’s workforce. OPERATIONAL DATA YOU CAN COUNT ON Whether you’re looking to route your drivers around congestion or benchmark your costs against your peers in the industry, ATRI’s analyses combine real-world data with a deep understanding of industry operations. Since 2002, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has collected and processed truck GPS data in support of numerous federal and state freight mobility initiatives. Utilizing an extensive database of freight truck GPS data, ATRI develops and monitors a series of key performance measures on the nation’s freight transportation system. Among its many GPS analyses, ATRI converts its truck GPS dataset into an ongoing truck bottleneck analysis that is used to quantify the impact of traffic congestion on truck-borne freight at over 325 specific locations. While other outside analyses may identify congested corridors, no dataset available today specifically identifies granular chokepoints in the nation’s truck freight transportation system. Measuring the performance of freight movement across our nation’s highways is critical to understanding where and at what level investments should be made. The information provided through this research empowers decision-making in both the private and public sectors by helping stakeholders better understand how congestion and delays constrain mobility on the U.S. highway transportation system. ATRI’s annual bottleneck list provides a clear roadmap to guide investment decisions as the nation capitalizes on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to address the nation’s supply chain challenges. ATRI’s bottleneck analysis incorporates and synthesizes several unique components, including a massive database of truck GPS data at freight-significant locations throughout the U.S., and a speed/ volume algorithm that quantifies the impact of congestion on truck-based freight. In addition, the annual reports provide a chronological repository of mobility profiles, allowing congestion changes to be assessed over time. This allows both transportation analysts and planners to conduct performance benchmarking and identify influential factors contributing to congestion and the requisite consequences on freight mobility. CA TX GA TN Texas ....................... 13 Georgia .....................9 California.................8 Tennessee ............... 7 Illinois .......................6 Washington ............6 STATES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF TOP 100 BOTTLENECKS: THE NATION’S TOP TRUCK BOTTLENECKS 2024 IL STATES WITH AT LEAST 1 TOP 100 BOTTLENECK 29 AVERAGE PEAK HOUR TRUCK SPEED: 34.4 mph TOP 100 BOTTLENECKS WITH AVERAGE TRUCK SPEEDS <45 MPH: BY THE NUMBERS DOWN 3.8% YEAR-OVER-YEAR 62% Fort Lee, NJ I-95 at SR 4 #1 Chicago, IL I-55 #3 Atlanta, GA I-285 at SR 400 #9 Atlanta, GA I-20 at I-285 (West) #6 Houston, TX I-45 at I-69/US 59 #4 Los Angeles, CA SR 60 at SR 57 #7 Nashville, TN I-24/I-40 at I-440 (East) #10 Chicago, IL I-294 at I-290/I-88 #2 WA Atlanta, GA I-285 at I-85 (North) #5 Houston, TX I-10 at I-45 #8 For more information on ATRI’s Top Truck Bottlenecks analysis, including a detailed description of the methodology, visit www.TruckingResearch.org. We rely on YOU to make our research successful. Help secure ATRI’s future with a charitable contribution from you or your organization! Learn more & commit to supporting ATRI through a charitable contribution: SHAPE THE FUTURE OF TRUCKING For over two decades, ATRI has been at the forefront of conducting groundbreaking research and operational tests that have driven advancements in the trucking industry. From the truck stop to the executive suite, to the state house and Capitol Hill, ATRI’s reputation for providing objective industry analyses means data-driven decision making on the industry’s biggest issues.
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