American Transportation Research Institute Survey Released

The American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) latest annual survey is raising awareness of the trucking industry’s biggest issues.

First of all, the driver shortage came in at number one, followed by driver retention at number two. However, creators of the survey demonstrate interest in all the other problems for both drivers and employers. Major industry issues such as these are talked about often. As a result, many of the underlying, secondary issues from the driver’s side are overlooked.

Also, ATRI President Rebecca Brewster stated, “For every motor carrier, if you really care about the driver shortage and driver retention, you’d better care what’s on that driver list of issues”.

And, she’s not wrong. Consequently, the survey uncovered a vast number of issues in trucking that go far beyond the driver shortage, and may even contribute to it.

So, here is ATRI’s 2018 list of the top 10 issues facing the transportation industry. The list is discussed by both commercial truck drivers and carriers.

First of all, top industry concerns for commercial drivers include:

1. Hours-of-Service (HOS)
2. Truck Parking
3. The Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate
4. Driver Distraction
5. Driver Retention
6. Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
7. Driver Health and Wellness
8. Transportation Infrastructure/Congestion/Funding
9. Driver Shortage
10. Automated Truck Technology

Furthermore, top industry concerns for motor carriers include:

1. Driver Shortage
2. Driver Retention
3. Hours-of-Service (HOS)
4. Transportation Infrastructure/Congestion/Funding
5. Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate
6. Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
7. Driver Distraction
8. Tort Reform
9. Truck Parking
10. Federal Preemption of State Regulation of Interstate Trucking (F4A)