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ATRI Briefing Room Webinar: From Telematics Data to Decisions
A webinar 30-minute briefing on ATRI’s newly published report, From Data to Decisions: Trucking's Use of Telematics Data to Improve Performance.
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High-Value Performance Metrics for Trucking Operations
“This research identifies the performance metrics that fleets find most valuable, and highlights those that, for some carriers, deserve more consideration,” said Robert Braswell, Executive Director of the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC). “The report gives carriers a practical guide for evaluating what they currently measure versus what they ought to measure to improve safety, maintenance and operations.”
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Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2026 Update - Now Available
“Freight rates are finally turning a corner in 2026, but the acceleration of industry-wide costs means that fleets must continue with aggressive cost discipline,” said PGT Trucking, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Chad Marsilio. “ATRI’s Operational Costs and the customized benchmarking reports provide vital intelligence for balancing cost management and performance as we prepare our fleet for the much-needed trucking recovery.”
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ATRInsider August 2026 | Vol. 22 Issue 4
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ATRI President Rebecca Brewster Announces Retirement
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ATRI Launches Research on Regulatory Benefit-Cost Models

September 16, 2026

Washington, D.C. – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, has commenced research to develop a framework for assessing the impacts of trucking industry regulations. The framework development will initially

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The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has been engaged in critical transportation studies and operational tests since 1954.  ATRI is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in Atlanta, Minneapolis, and  Sacramento.

ATRI’s primary mission is to conduct transportation research, with an emphasis on the trucking industry’s essential role in a safe, efficient and viable transportation system.  ATRI’s research focus areas include: Congestion and Mobility; Economic Analysis; Safety and Security; Technology and Operations; Environment; and Transportation Infrastructure.

ATRI’s extensive experience covers a broad range of commercial vehicle operations including leadership and/or participation in numerous national freight analyses, technology research initiatives and field operational tests.

ATRI presently manages the U.S. DOT’s Freight Mobility Program, and has provided freight mobility and performance measures technical assistance to 31 state DOTs and 11 of the 15 largest MPOs in the U.S. ATRI has received top research awards from ITS America, TIDA, University of Minnesota and the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

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