Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022:
Texas leads the way with the most bottlenecks on ATRI's 2022 Top Truck Bottlenecks list with 14. “Texas is used to being ranked No. 1, but this is one list we are not proud to be on top of,” said Texas Trucking Association President and CEO John D. Esparza. “Bottlenecks around the state continue to waste time and money, further damaging the already fragile supply chain.
The 2022 Top Truck Bottleneck List measures the level of truck-involved congestion at more than 300 locations on the national highway system. The analysis, based on truck GPS data from more than 1 million freight carrying trucks, uses several customized software applications and analysis methods, along with terabytes of data from trucking operations, to produce a congestion impact ranking for each location.
ATRI’s truck GPS data is also used to support the U.S. DOT’s Freight Mobility Initiative.
“ATRI’s bottleneck list is a roadmap for federal and state administrators responsible for prioritizing infrastructure investments throughout the country. Every year, ATRI’s list highlights the dire needs for modernizing and improving our roads and bridges,” said American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear. “We have seen, most recently in Pittsburgh, that the cost of doing nothing could also cost lives. It’s time to fund these projects and get our supply chains moving again.
The bottleneck locations detailed in this latest ATRI list represent the top 100 congested locations, although ATRI continuously monitors more than 300 freight-critical locations.
The rest of the Top 10:
