Highlighted Research
Economic Analysis Research
- The Fight Against Cargo Theft: Insights from the Trucking Industry – One Page Executive Summary Request 01/2026
- Trucking Litigation: A Forensic Analysis 12/2025
- The Fight Against Cargo Theft: Insights from the Trucking Industry 10/2025
- An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2025 Update 07/2025
- Costs and Consequences of Truck Driver Detention: A Comprehensive Analysis 09/2024
- An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2024 Update 06/2024
- Causes and Countermeasures of Predatory Towing 11/2023
- Cost of Congestion to the Trucking Industry: 2023 Update 10/2023
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2023 10/2023
- An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2023 Update 06/2023
- The Impact of Rising Insurance Costs on the Trucking Industry 02/2022
- The Impact of Small Verdicts and Settlements on the Trucking Industry 11/2021
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2021 10/2021
- Understanding the Impact of Nuclear Verdicts on the Trucking Industry 06/2020
- ATRI and OOIDA: COVID-19 Impacts on the Trucking Industry 05/2020
- ATRI’s E-Commerce Impacts on the Trucking Industry 02/2019
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2018 10/2018
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2017 10/2017
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2016 10/2016
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2015 10/2015
- Analysis of Truck Driver Age Demographics Across Two Decades 12/2014
- Operational and Economic Impacts of the New Hours-of-Service 11/2013
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2013 10/2013
- Assessing the Impacts of the 34-Hour Restart Provisions 06/2013
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2012 10/2012
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2011 10/2011
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2010 10/2010
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2009 10/2009
- Benefit Cost Analyses of Onboard Safety Systems 02/2009
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2008 10/2008
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2007 10/2007
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2006 10/2006
- Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2005 10/2005
Related News
New ATRI Research Expands Insights on the Scale and Causes of Growing Trucking Litigation
ATRI has released new research on the scope of tort litigation in the trucking industry and the factors that influence case outcomes. Also included are new updates on third-party litigation financing, carrier policies and procedures that impact the likelihood of lawsuits, whether Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations represent full compliance or minimum standards, and a new plaintiff focus on product liability suits.
New ATRI Research to Study Rising Commercial Auto Insurance Costs, Risk Management Strategies
ATRI is seeking motor carriers to participate in research on rising insurance costs and strategies for managing risk.
Trucking auto liability premiums rose by 36 percent per mile in the past 8 years amid persistent unprofitability for insurers, even as truck crashes declined over the past 4 years. In 2025, insurance cost/availability and lawsuit abuse, a primary contributor to rising insurance costs, were voted as the third- and second-greatest issues facing the trucking industry respectively.
New ATRI Research Confirms the High Costs of Cargo Theft to Industry
ATRI has released new research on the growing problem of cargo theft.
New ATRI Report Shows Trucking Profitability Severely Squeezed by High Costs, Low Rates
Today ATRI released the 2025 findings of its leading costs and performance benchmarking report, An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking.
The industry’s average cost of operating a truck in 2024 was $2.260 per mile, a 0.4 percent decline compared with the previous year. However, when lower fuel costs are excluded, marginal costs rose 3.6 percent to $1.779 per mile – the highest costs ever recorded by ATRI for non-fuel operating costs.
New ATRI Research: Industry Costs Increased More than 6 Percent During Freight Recession
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released today the findings of its 2024 Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking. This annual report analyzes line-item costs, operating efficiencies, and revenue benchmarks by fleet sector and size, providing crucial benchmarking for motor carriers and a comprehensive overview of the financial state of trucking for decisionmakers in both industry and government.
ATRI Issues Call for Truck Drivers to Participate in Detention Survey
The American Transportation Research Institute today issued a call for truck drivers to provide data on their detention experiences at customer facilities. This latest data collection is part of a larger ATRI study examining the effects of detention on the trucking industry.
