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TRAFFIC CONGESTION COST TRUCKING A RECORD $94.6 BILLION IN 2021 | I-17 SPEED
LIMIT INCREASING

Overdrive Staff
Oct 26, 2023

Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023:


CONGESTION WORTH AN ANNUAL $94.6 BILLION IN COSTS, HITTING A RECORD

Traffic congestion on U.S. highways added $94.6 billion in costs to the trucking
industry in 2021, according to the latest Cost of Congestion study published by
the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The cost of congestion in
2021 is the highest level yet recorded through ATRI’s ongoing research
initiative. 




ATRI utilized a variety of data sources including its unique truck GPS database
to calculate trucking delay impacts from 2017 through 2021 on major U.S.
roadways. While year-over-year congestion costs decreased in 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, they rose sharply in 2021 with a total of 1.27 billion hours
of lost productivity. 

ATRI said the increase in costs reflected the dramatic post-COVID economic
recovery, with high GDP growth and freight demand from record levels of consumer
spending in 2021. 

Prior to 2021, the highest congestion cost was seen in 2018, when delays cost
the trucking industry $87.6 billion. Due to the economic downturn in 2019,
congestion costs dropped to $79.4 billion, and then further receded in 2020 to
$77.3 billion due to reduced congestion during the COVID-19 pandemic.ATRI




The delays due to congestion equate to more than 460,000 commercial truck
drivers sitting idle for one work year, and the 2021 figure represents a 27%
increase from the report’s baseline year of 2016 -- an increase that is twice
the rate of inflation.



In addition to the national findings, ATRI’s analysis also documented state and
metropolitan delays and related cost impacts. The top 10 states each experienced
costs of more than $3 billion, led by California ($9 billion), Texas ($7.26
billion) and Florida ($7.16 billion). Combined, the top 10 states ultimately
account for more than half (53%) of trucking’s congestion costs nationwide. 




Since ATRI began tracking congestion costs in 2016, Nevada has seen the highest
percentage increase over time, rising 117.2% from $293.02 billion to $636.38
billion.

Additionally, the New York City metropolitan area ranked highest for cities,
with costs approaching $5.5 billion annually.

The report also documented transportation investment by states through the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which could provide as much as
$350 billion in funding to address congestion.

ATRI’s analysis also found that truckers wasted more than 6.7 billion gallons of
diesel fuel in 2021 due to congestion, resulting in more than $22.3 billion in
additional fuel costs.

[Related: Texas again home to the worst traffic in the U.S.]


UMASS RESEARCH TEAM EXPLORING EFFECT OF AUTOMATION ON TRUCK DRIVERS

A team of University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers has received a grant
to explore how automation will affect the role of American long-haul truckers.  

An interdisciplinary group of researchers led by Shannon Roberts, associate
professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, has been awarded nearly $2
million over four years by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Future of
Work Program.  




“We know that when automation is introduced into trucks it changes the role of a
trucker,” Roberts said. “The question we are asking is: how do we examine and
improve upon the future of work in long-haul trucking not by focusing on
technology development, but rather by focusing on the trucker?”

Co-principal investigator Laurel Smith-Doerr, sociology, said she appreciates
the leadership of Roberts in developing this project's unique contribution.

“Unlike other research projects on the future of work in long-haul trucking that
assume driverless automation, our interdisciplinary, NSF-funded project centers
the driver in the process of imagining the future of work in trucking,” she
said. 

Some of the methods the team plans to use to collect the information include
ridealongs and participatory design with haulers and workforce development
analysis. “We’re working with this workforce. That is, truckers,” Roberts said.
“One of the things that will make this project successful is our stakeholders.” 

Roberts said the role that technology plays and the needs of truckers have to be
carefully balanced. “Let’s focus on taking the best of both worlds to make sure
they work together seamlessly. In the end, that will reap the greatest
benefit.” 

[Related: FMCSA to study driver interactions with autonomous tech]



Automation theoretically could lead to benefits in  fewer crashes and better
efficiency, proponents believe, yet that doesn’t mean the human should be
removed from the equation entirely, the researchers said.



“Technology is good at handling consistent situations with predictable, rational
people,” Roberts noted. No all situations or people are predictable, though.
“Technology will not be able to react to everything that might happen on the
road. It’s impossible. We will need a person in the truck.” 

At the same time, automation shouldn't be allowed to make workers feel
expendable.

“People take pride in what they do,” she added. “We don’t want to take
everything out of that job such that people are unsatisfied and unhappy. Many
people get into trucking as a means to move into the middle-class lifestyle with
a high school diploma or a GED. It’s a means of betterment for a large chunk of
the population.” 

Ultimately, Roberts said her questions lead to a topic she calls the human-truck
symbiosis.

“How do we take advantage of all the things that people are good at doing, and
all the things that technology is good at doing to make sure we have a system
that works really well?” Roberts asked. 

Others on the research team include Henry Renski, regional planning; Shlomo
Zilberstein, computer science; Michael Knodler, civil engineering; and Robin
Riessman, UMass Transportation Center, as senior personnel. 



[Related: Will autonomous trucks displace drivers? Congress holds hearing on
impacts]


SPEED LIMIT INCREASED ON I-17 NEAR PHOENIX

Following an independent study and public input, the Arizona Department of
Transportation is raising the Interstate 17 speed limit south of Peoria Avenue
to 65 mph.

The new speed limit will take effect when ADOT replaces the current 55 mph signs
along I-17 between the I-10 “Split” interchange and Peoria Avenue in Phoenix,
which is expected to be done by the end of October. 

The study determined a 65-mph speed limit within that stretch of I-17 is
appropriate since it more closely reflects the speed most people are currently
driving and find reasonable. This is likely to improve compliance, providing an
effective tool for law enforcement. 



The evaluation also notes a 65-mph speed limit can result in more drivers
traveling closer to the same speed, which enhances safety.

The speed limit is at least 65 mph on all other stretches of interstate highways
in the Phoenix area.



Nearly 11,000 people submitted feedback to ADOT in a public survey.
Approximately 75% of respondents supported raising the speed limit to 65 mph. 

[Related: Speed limiter mandate: Owner-operators call out FMCSA's misplaced
priorities]


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Posted by Clint
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Well in my opinion because of this annoying and non-stop clock that we now live
by has contributed to so many issues and this is just another piece of the
problem. Because we all run on the same type of hours, we find ourselves all
congested because we can't offset ourselves to avoid traffic areas when we need
to thus just being another vehicle in the mix and this is another reason, we
need to get back some control over that clock. Our Hours of Service with no
means to stop except for the sleeper BS that most of us don't even use is
causing issues of Physical, Psychological, Safety and now which I already knew
would come to light financial hardships.
WOW with all of the problems related to the HOS when will the ignorance ever
stop in the FMCSA and the DOT. We need modification of our HOS, or this country
will have mega issues in gaining quality drivers to navigate our so needed goods
around our country because the way it is now this industry is self-imploding and
is just not attractive anymore with how our industry is being run. The HOS with
some other modifications in our regulations would help significantly but these
clowns would rather push on ridiculous policies like AEBs, Speed Limiters,
Trailer side protecters, 18-year-old drivers and the list goes on and on yet
these people after all of our comments which by the way they seem not to care
what we have to say has been discussed and yet still do nothing to actually
improve our status out here it's a no wonder I am starting to see freight just
sitting not only because the rates are so cheap but there is a loss of good
quality drivers out here anymore and it is directly associated with the
environment in which we are subjected to and it is becoming a who wants to do
this job anymore.
Again, I SAY WAKE UP FMCSA/DOT your way just isn't working. And its only working
for the mega carriers barely and I am sure that a lot of the drivers for these
mega carriers aren't that happy with the HOS either they're always being pushed
to the brink of in incapacitation.
So, I give all of my fellow drivers out here a Kudos for putting up with the BS
we all have to deal with. Truckem safe my brother truckers and stay alert and
please don't push yourself too far. I just can't wait till changes are made for
the better. Take Care
Clint
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Oct 26th, 2023 1:55pm
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