Economy, Hours-of-Service, Driver Shortage Top Trucking Concerns
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the not-for-profit research institute for the trucking industry, recently unveiled the results of its annual Top Industry Issues Survey - the top ten Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry 2011.
The annual survey, commissioned by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and conducted since 2005, asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank items such as CSA, Hours-of-Service (HOS), the driver shortage, onboard recorder technology, the economy, transportation funding, congestion, truck size and weight, and fuel issues.
Over 4,000 trucking executives across the nation responded to this year’s survey, and for the third year in a row, the state of the economy tops the list. The proposed changes to truck drivers’ HOS rules caused that issue to climb to the number two spot. The concern of a growing driver shortage took the third position on the list, in spite of a weak jobs market.
The complete top 10 list includes the economy, HOS, the driver shortage, CSA, fuel prices, congestion, infrastructure funding, tort reform, onboard truck technology and truck size and weight.
The survey’s results also provide insight by including proposed strategies for addressing each issue, thus allowing the ATA to better focus its advocacy role on behalf of the trucking industry.
ATRI is the trucking industry’s 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research organization. It is engaged in critical research relating to freight transportation’s essential role in maintaining a safe, secure and efficient transportation system. A copy of the survey results is available from ATRI at www.atri-online.org.
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