ATRI News Updates

Robert Braswell, TMC’s executive director, provided an overview of the council’s efforts to support FMCSA’s ongoing TechCelerate Now program. It was renewed for a second phase in 2024.

Triple G Express President Randy Guillot is featured in the latest episode of the "Driven" documentary series for his efforts to fight back when criminals targeted his drivers.

Chicago’s Interstate 294 at I‑290/I‑88 has been named the nation’s top freight bottleneck in 2026, according to a new analysis from the American Transportation Research Institute.

Data for 2025 can be submitted online or by PDF via ATRI’s website. All confidential data is protected and published only in anonymized averages.

The last ATA Driver Compensation Study found truckload drivers earned median annual pay of $76,420 in 2023, a 10% increase compared with the level reported in 2021’s study.

New research from ATRI examines the impact of tort litigation industrywide as well as myriad factors that were found to contribute to the outcomes of high-profile court cases.

Compensation is the top concern among professional drivers in 2025, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual survey of trucking industry participants.

The 2025 ATRI Top Industry Issues report, released Oct. 26, found that the economy was the top concern among industry stakeholders for the third year in a row.

ATRI researchers conducted numerous interviews with industry participants who lost goods due to cargo theft. They also had input from experts who work to monitor and prevent this crime.

“In challenging environments like this one, it is ever more important to understand the issues facing fleets," ATA Chairman Dennis Dellinger says.