WASHINGTON — The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has 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, according to a news release.
“Driver detention — time spent waiting at shipper or receiver facilities outside of loading/unloading — is a longstanding issue in the trucking industry,” the news release notes. “Accordingly, ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee identified the need for new research to document the widespread negative consequences of driver detention for carriers, truck drivers, shippers, and the economy as a whole.”
The short survey asks truck drivers to share details confidentially on their experience with driver detention and how it impacts their day-to-day life, professional livelihood and perceptions of the industry.
While at the Mid-America Trucking Show recently, ATRI staff collected more than 250 surveys from truck drivers in attendance. This online version now provides the opportunity for drivers nationwide to provide their input into this critical research.
“Drivers routinely rank detention/delay at customer facilities among their top industry concerns,” said ATRI President Rebecca Brewster. “This research will update our 2019 analysis on detention to see how and if things have changed post-pandemic.”
Truck drivers are encouraged to complete the survey by clicking here. The survey will remain open through April 26, 2024.
Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and raised in East Texas, John Worthen returned to his home state to attend college in 1998 and decided to make his life in The Natural State. Worthen is a 20-year veteran of the journalism industry and has covered just about every topic there is. He has a passion for writing and telling stories. He has worked as a beat reporter and bureau chief for a statewide newspaper and as managing editor of a regional newspaper in Arkansas. Additionally, Worthen has been a prolific freelance journalist for two decades, and has been published in several travel magazines and on travel websites.
