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Research Documents Substantial Financial and

Safety Impacts from Truck Driver Detention

ATRI has released new research that quantifies the major consequences that truck driver detention at customer facilities has on industry productivity and safety. The research quantifies the direct costs for fleets, truck drivers and supply chains in general. It also corroborates previous research that detained trucks drive faster both after, and before, a detained trip occurs.

Based on industry-reported data, truck drivers were detained between 117 and 209 hours per year, depending on the sector. In for-hire trucking alone, the total time lost to truck driver detention exceeded 135 million hours in 2023.

While 94.5 percent of fleets charge detention fees, they are paid for fewer than 50 percent of those invoices. As a result, the trucking industry lost $3.6 billion in direct expenses and $11.5 billion in lost productivity from driver detention in 2023. Additional ATRI impact assessments quantified supply chain inefficiencies, lost driver pay and driver turnover resulting from detention.

“Detention is so common that many industry professionals have accepted it as inevitable without realizing the true extent of its costs,” said Chad England, C.R. England CEO. “ATRI’s report puts real-world numbers to the true impact that truck driver detention has on trucking and the broader economy.”



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This is your last chance to submit your response to ATRI's 2024 Top Industry Issues Survey. ATRI's annual survey asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with potential strategies for addressing each issue.

In its 20th year, ATRI’s annual 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 2024 survey will be released October 12th as part of ATA's Management Conference & Exhibition to be held in Nashville, TN.

Trucking Industry stakeholders can complete the 2024 survey by clicking here. 

The survey will remain open through this Friday, September 27, 2024.

ATRI is conducting research to understand the make-up of the U.S. truck driver population and how it is changing over time. ATRI will assess over 20 years of survey data from truck drivers, and this latest truck driver survey will provide the newest information on the composition of the truck driver population today – allowing the research to compare changing trends.

This brief survey seeks insights on professional and personal aspects of truck drivers today, enabling ATRI to understand the shifts in the truck driver population over the last few decades. All collected data will be kept completely confidential.

This survey is being conducted in concert with ATRI research that will assess how underrepresented groups might be recruited into trucking, including women, foster care participants and formerly incarcerated individuals. 

Truck drivers are encouraged to participate in the survey by clicking here.

If you're interested in learning more about this study, stay tuned for ATRI on the Air on the Nemo Show SiriusXM Ch. 146 on October 10th at 9 a.m. ET. ATRI Research Analyst Abbigail Huffman will join the show to discuss this research and how it could help us to understand the changing driver population and how best to support today’s drivers. 

For more than two decades, ATRI has provided award-winning research to improve the trucking industry’s safety and productivity. Our mission is clear and our dedicated team of research professionals deliver on that mission each and every day. And, in recognition of all that ATRI does, the following organizations and individuals have supported ATRI with a charitable contribution this year (as of September 24, 2024).

A&M Transport

Alabama Trucking Association

Amanda Schuier

Amy Boerger

ArcBest Corporation

Arkansas Trucking Association

Beasley Timber Co.

Ben Banks

Bison Transport

Boyle Transportation

BR Williams Trucking

Brenda Neville

Brett and Judy Weis

Bulldog Hiway Express

C.H. Robinson Worldwide

California Trucking Association

Co-Pilot Vision Systems

Colorado Motor Carriers Association

Corcentric

CRINC

CRST International

Cummins Inc.

Dan Van Alstine

David and Betsy Manning

David Atwater

FedEx

Florida Trucking Association

Frank Lancaster

Garner Transportation Group

Georgia Motor Trucking Association

Graphite Logistics

Great Plains Trucking, LLC

Great West Casualty Company

Greater Omaha Express

GTM America

Hazmat Environmental Group

Heniff Transportation Systems

Hirschbach

Hoekstra Transportation, LLC

Idaho Trucking Association

Illinois Trucking Association

Iowa Motor Truck Association

J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.

James Burg Trucking Company

Jet Express

Joy Miller

Kansas Motor Carriers Association

Kenan Advantage Group

Kentucky Trucking Association

Keystone Risk Partners

Leslie Prince

Lockton Companies, LLC

Lovejoy's Family Moving

LTL Service, Inc.

Maine Motor Transport Association

Maryland Motor Truck Association

Maverick Transportation

Midwest Truckers Association

Mike Cafarelli

Milsped Freight, LLC

Minnesota Trucking Association

Missouri Trucking Association

Montana Trucking Association

Motor Carrier Insurance Education Foundation

Motor Transport Association of Connecticut

Nagle Companies

Nathan Meisgeier

National Association of Presort Mailers

National Conference of State Transportation Specialists

National Horse Carriers Association

National Tank Truck Carriers

Netco Express, LLC

New Mexico Trucking Association

North Carolina Trucking Association

North Dakota Motor Carriers Association

Nucor Logistics

Ohio Trucking Association

Oklahoma Trucking Association

Old Dominion Freight Line

Oregon Trucking Association

Ozark Motor Lines

Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association

Perfect Transportation LLC

PGT Trucking LLC

Pioneer Production Transport

Pitt Ohio

Prime, Inc.

Rebecca Brewster

Rhode Island Trucking Association

Roberts Perryman, PC

Ruan Transportation Management Systems

Scott Cranford

Service Transport Company

Shorty and Ro Whittington 

South Carolina Trucking Association

Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association

Steven Hurtt

Stillwater Associates LLC

Structall Building Systems

Texas Trucking Association

Toledo Trucking Association

Tom Kearney

Tommy Hodges

Total Transportation of Mississippi LLC

Towing and Recovery Management Summit

Trucking Association of New York

TrueNorth Companies

Universal Traffic Service

UPS

Virginia Trucking Association

Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association

Wyoming Trucking Association

In Honor of

Phil Byrd

In Memory of

Cliff Harvison

Jack Apple

Whether you make a personal contribution or contribute on behalf of your organization, your financial support will mean that we can continue to produce award-winning research to support your business and your industry. Please consider adding your name to this list of industry leaders by giving to ATRI today.

ATRI Team Talks Trucking

ATRI President Rebecca Brewster joins Jeremy Reymer with DriverReach and Dr. Mark Manera with Offshift for a discussion on ATRI's research on the challenges faced by women truck drivers and how to overcome them. Watch the video by clicking image above.

ATRI Research Analyst Abbigail Huffman joins the Commercial Carrier Journal 10-44 for a discussion on ATRI's latest research on the challenges faced by women truck drivers. Watch the video by clicking image above.

ATRI President Rebecca Brewster joins Andrew Silver with The Freight Pod for a discussion on ATRI's latest research. Listen to the podcast by clicking image above.

Upcoming opportunities to hear the ATRI team talk about the latest research:

October 3-5: Indiana Motor Truck Association Annual Convention,Tucson, AZ – Dan Murray

October 7-8: Colorado Motor Carriers Association Annual Convention, Beaver Creek, CO – Jeffrey Short

October 8-10: Towing & Recovery Management Summit, Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Alex Leslie

October 10 at 9:00 a.m ET: ATRI on the Air on the Nemo Show on ATRI's Driver Demographics Research, SiriusXM Ch. 146 – Abbigail Huffman

October 12-15: ATA's Management Conference and Exposition, Nashville, TN – All ATRI Staff

October 15-17: Motor Carrier Insurance Education Foundation Western Conference, Phoenix, AZ – Dan Murray

October 20-23: ISAAC User Conference, Dallas, TX – Rebecca Brewster

November 10-13: Women in Trucking Accelerate Conference, Dallas, TX – Dan Murray, Abbigail Huffman and Carla Rose

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