Congestion cost trucking companies a record $94.6 billion in 2021, according to a new study published by the North American Transportation Research Institute, with Nevada, Louisiana, Georgia and California seeing the biggest rate increases from a 2016 baseline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhether it is recurring congestion or incident-related, the result is reduced capacity and a slowdown in vehicle speeds, which adds time to a trip,\u201d stated ATRI, a nonprofit trucking research group, in its first congestion study update since 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese delays increase the trucking industry\u2019s operational costs. Traffic congestion increases direct industry costs such as driver compensation, fuel, and repair and maintenance. It also generates indirect and\/or societal costs such as supply chain disruptions, inefficient use of fuel and diminished air quality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ATRI\u2019s 2021 congestion costs \u2014 based on the cost-per-hour to operate a truck, average truck highway speeds and the most recent truck volume data \u2014 were 22.4% higher than 2020\u2019s and 27% higher than the 2016 baseline. During that same five-year period, the Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation, increased 12.9%, ATRI noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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