The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, has launched the 2010 Top Industry Issues Survey. Continuing a process begun in 2005, the annual survey asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with appropriate strategies for addressing each issue.
Commissioned by the American Trucking Association (ATA), the ATRI survey asks respondents to rank items such as CSA 2010, Hours-of-Service, the driver shortage, onboard truck technology, the economy, transportation infrastructure funding, environmental issues, truck size and weight, fuel issues, and government regulation. Strategies for addressing each issue are also proposed, and survey participants are asked for their preferences.
Industry stakeholders are encouraged to complete the survey online. Alternately a paper copy is available on ATRI’s website at www.atri-online.org.
The top two issues identified by the industry in 2009 were the economy and government regulation. The results of the 2010 survey will be released at ATA’s Annual Management Conference and Exhibition to be held this October in Phoenix, AZ.
ATRI is the trucking industry’s 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research organization. It is engaged in critical research relating to freight transportation’s essential role in maintaining a safe, secure and efficient transportation system.
Last week, Driving Ambition, in conjunction with the Tennessee Trucking Association, hosted and sponsored A 3rd CSA 2010 / FMCSA Seminar featuring former FMCSA Administrator John Hill and FMCSA TN Division Administrator Jon Dierberger.
The seminar was held in Nashville, TN at the Airport Marriott. Both Hill and Dierberger spoke to a full house of nearly 100 people about CSA 2010, as well as a handful of other FMCSA initiatives that we can expect to see this year.
Driving Ambition will be hosting and sponsoring a 4th Seminar – again in Indianapolis, IN on July 27th. For more information on this upcoming Seminar, click here.
To view a .pdf of each of the PowerPoint Presentations from the Nashville Seminar, click on the respective links below:
John Hill - PowerPoint Presentation
Jon Dierberger - PowerPoint Presentation
Although the overall economy is still struggling, the opportunities for some specialized careers, like commercial driving, are expanding rapidly. If you are an experienced, qualified CDL driver with a clean background, there is an increasing demand for you in the workplace. There are many job opportunities now that didn’t exist just six months ago.
A few years ago, one of the biggest concerns in the trucking industry was a “driver shortage.” After the economic collapse, this was less of an issue amongst most trucking companies. Now, however, this concern is beginning to rear its ugly head again.
I’d like to ask you, the CDL driver, for your input as to reasons why we are again facing a resurgence of a “driver shortage.”
Please offer your “two cents” by clicking on the comments line below.
The best way to get to the bottom of this “driver shortage” is to get feedback straight from the source. We appreciate your input - all we ask is that you keep all comments professional.