Highlighted Research
Safety Research
- The Fight Against Cargo Theft: Insights from the Trucking Industry 10/2025
- Addressing the Shortage of Qualified Diesel Technicians 08/2025
- Repealing the Federal Excise Tax on New Truck Equipment: Impacts and Opportunities for Industry Safety and Operations 04/2025
- Membership Counts: Associations with Safety 08/2023
- Impacts of Marijuana Legalization on the Trucking Industry 06/2023
- Issues and Opportunities with Driver-Facing Cameras 04/2023
- Predicting Truck Crash Involvement: 2022 Update 10/2022
- Driver Detention Impacts on Safety and Productivity 09/2019
- Marijuana Legalization and Impaired Driving: Solutions for Protecting our Roadways 03/2019
- Predicting Truck Crash Involvement: 2018 Update 07/2018
- Large Truck Safety Trends – Report Request 05/2013
- HMCRP Report 7: Role of Human Factors in Preventing Cargo Tank Truck Rollovers 08/2012
- Research on the Safety Impacts of Speed Limiter Device Installations on Commercial Motor Vehicles: Phase II 03/2012
- Predicting Truck Crash Involvement: A 2011 Update 04/2011
- Assessing the Benefits of Alternative Compliance 01/2011
- Empirical Analysis of Truck and Automobile Speeds on Rural Interstates: Impact of Posted Speed Limits 07/2009
- Driver Training Impacts on Safety 05/2008
- The Role of Safety Culture in Preventing Commercial Motor Vehicle Crashes 07/2007
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Carrier Safety Management Certification 04/2007
- Safety by Design: Optimizing Highway Safety in Work Zones 11/2005
- Predicting Truck Crash Involvement 2005 10/2005
- Homeland Security and the Trucking Industry 07/2005
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety Belt Usage 07/2005
- Identifying Vulnerabilities and Security Management Practices in Agricultural and Food Commodity Transportation 01/2005
- FMCSA – Hazardous Materials Safety and Security Field Operational Test – Final HazMat Security Report 12/2002
Related News
New ATRI Research Confirms the High Costs of Cargo Theft to Industry
ATRI has released new research on the growing problem of cargo theft.
ATRI Seeks Motor Carrier Training and Safety Data on New Entrant Truck Drivers
Today ATRI issued a call for motor carrier participation in new research analyzing the impacts of new entrant truck driver training on safety and retention. The study is an update to research published by ATRI in 2008, and this latest study will focus on the efficacy of FMCSA’s Entry-Level Driver Training requirements.
New ATRI Research Addresses Shortage of Qualified Diesel Techs in Trucking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2025 Contact: Alex Leslie (651) 641-6162 ALeslie@trucking.org Washington, D.C. – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released new research
New ATRI Research Quantifies the Environmental and Safety Benefits of Repealing the Federal Excise Tax on New Trucks
A World War 1 era tax, the Truck FET has long been an issue for buyers of new trucks. The tax currently adds an additional $20,000 to more than $50,000 to the cost of each new truck purchased, thus acting as a strong deterrent to new truck and trailer sales.
ATRI Seeks Motor Carrier and Freight Broker Input on Industry’s Cargo Theft Crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – As part of its priority research on the growing problem of cargo theft, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is asking motor carriers and brokers to participate in a new data collection initiative.
ATRI Research Documents Critical Role of Association Membership in Motor Carrier Safety
Washington, D.C. – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released foundational new research that statistically corroborates that motor carriers who are active in state and national membership associations are safer than both former association members and carriers who have never been association members.
