Congestion Adds $63.4 Billion Burden to Trucking Industry, ATRI Reports
Traffic congestion added $63.4 billion in operational costs to the trucking industry in 2015, according to a new American Transportation Research Institute report.
May 22, 2017Congestion Costing Kentucky Drivers $4 Billion Annually, Report Shows
Traffic throughout the Bluegrass State is costing each motorist around urban regions nearly $1,900 annually, a new report by a transportation research group found.
February 23, 2017Los Angeles Most Congested City in the World, INRIX Reports
The City of Angels topped the list of cities with the worst traffic, where motorists spent more than 104 hours stuck in traffic in 2016, a new ranking of the most congested cities found.
February 21, 2017Pennsylvania Town Grapples With Truck Congestion
For residents along Old Berwick Road in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, time keeps on turning — but it seems the tractor-trailers clogging their neighborhood are not.
August 31, 2016Atlanta Freight Traffic Expected to Rise 76% by 2040
As if traffic isn’t bad enough, drivers might see almost twice as many freight-hauling trucks on metro Atlanta roads in 25 years.
July 22, 2016Chicago Tops Latest Bottlenecks List
WASHINGTON — For the second time in as many weeks, a study has identified the worst traffic choke points, amplifying the nation’s urgent need for investment in its transportation infrastructure.
November 30, 2015Congestion Costs Escalating for Nation, New Infrastructure Report Says
Congestion on the nation’s highways will cost Americans $276 billion annually by 2020, according to a new report from the BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of labor and environmental groups.
October 24, 2014GAO Report Critical of Freight Proposals That Don’t Address Congestion
If recent upward trends in freight flow continue, they could exacerbate the traffic congestion in communities that lie along heavily traveled freight routes, a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.
September 30, 2014Senator Asks DOT to Create Freight Initiative
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) has asked Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to create a multimodal freight initiative within the Department of Transportation.
May 31, 2012Congestion Cost Trucking $33 Billion in 2009 on Wasted Time and Fuel, Study Finds
Trucks account for only 7% of the miles traveled in the nation’s urban areas but they shoulder 29% of the costs that urban traffic congestion produces annually in wasted time and fuel, according to the annual Urban Mobility Report from the Texas Transportation Institute of Texas A&M University.
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