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The American Transportation ATRI’s Vice President of Research Appointed to Volume 7, Issue 2 Volume 7, Issue 2 Page 5 Research Institute Journal Advisory Board THE ATRINSIDER (Bottleneck—Continued from page 1) Atlanta • Sacramento • Minneapolis Dan Murray, ATRI's Vice President of Research, was appointed in September to the Editorial October 2011 The American Transportation Research Institute Congestion Location Avg 950 N. Glebe Road The focus of this monitoring effort is urban interstate State Advisory Board of the Journal of Transportation Ranking Description Speed Suite 210 interchanges, where congestion is typically problematic Law, Logistics & Policy. The quarterly Journal UPCOMING ATRI Arlington, VA 22203-4181 Economy Remains Industry’s Top Concern in Annual during AM and PM rush hours. The results of this Chicago, IL: I-290 at contains academic-quality research and articles on APPEARANCES AND Survey research indicate that not all freight significant corridors 1 I-90/I-94 IL 29.41 Phone: 703-838-1966 timely subjects of interest to transportation PRESENTATIONS For the third consecutive year, have the same level of congestion as others; while many Fort Lee, NJ: I-95 at Fax: 703-838-0291 attorneys, government officials and a wide variety strategies for addressing each and Accountability (CSA) E-mail: [email protected] ÌOctober 27 - AAMGA uncertainty about the economy program, the fourth-place cities experience costly gridlock on a recurring basis, 2 SR 4 NJ 28.98 of policy, legal and academic experts in the field. issue. University was strong enough to trump finisher on this year’s survey, others are more fortunate, experiencing only minor delays Houston, TX: I-45 at US ATRI has had several research papers published in Dan Murray Knowledge and Excellence concerns for a host of other Widespread uncertainty continued to weigh on the or no congestion. 3 59 TX 38.55 the Journal, which covers all modes (rail, truck, Denver, CO In Trucking and Transportation issues facing the trucking surrounding proposed changes collective mind of the industry Research air, and water), and all aspects of transportation ÌOctober 27 - ATRI on the industry according to an to federal commercial driver and may play a role in the driver Both private and public sector freight stakeholders can 4 Houston, TX: I-10 at I-45 TX 41.28 law and policy, including matters of interest both Air, Top Industry Issues industry-wide survey. Nearly Hours-of-Service (HOS) shortage. However, the relative use this information to understand the severity of Houston, TX: I-10 at Rebecca Brewster nationally and internationally. Contributors to the one in three respondents listed regulations caused that issue to uncertainty surrounding the new congestion and mobility constraints experienced along 5 US 59 TX 41.01 Visit us online to order Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Journal include practicing attorneys, legal and academic experts, and Channel 106 the economy as the most climb to second place, up from program appears to be lessening, the freight transportation system. For each freight 6 Gary, IN: I-65 at I-80 IN 47.35 copies of ATRI’s government officials. The Journal’s subscribers consist of transportation law pressing trucking industry issue. fourth in 2010. Though it as CSA dropped two spots from 7 Austin, TX: I-35 TX 34.55 Ì significant location on the list, ATRI provides a time-of- November 10 - AMSA The annual survey, now in its remains a perennial industry its 2010 second place finish. research reports professionals, freight transportation experts and policymakers, Supreme, Safety and Operations day speed profile showing when congestion impacts Chicago, IL: I-90 at I-94 seventh year, was conducted by issue, concern over the Other critical issues on the 2011 Federal, State and Local courts, government libraries, as well as university Conference freight operations. The list of all 250 locations is 8 (North) IL 35.39 ATRI on behalf of the American worsening driver shortage led to top ten list were fuel prices, http://www.atri-online.org libraries around the world. Rebecca Brewster available online at www.atri-online.org. ATRI and Atlanta, GA: I-285 at I-85 Baltimore, MD Trucking Associations and that issue ranking third on the congestion, transportation 9 (North) GA 45.69 surveyed over 4,000 industry list, up two spots from last year’s funding, tort reform, onboard FHWA will continue this monitoring effort next year, Recent appointees to the Editorial Advisory Committee include Russell W. Ì Los Angeles, CA: SR 60 November 10 - ATRI on the professionals to track year-over- survey. Freight volumes are up truck technology, and truck size with an analysis of data collected throughout 2011. Pittman with the U.S. Department of Justice, and Former FMCSA Air, Top Industry Issues 2 10 at SR 57 CA 46.43 year changes in issue priority. in many parts of the country and and weight. A full copy of the Administrator Annette Sandberg. Dan Murray Sirius/XM Satellite Radio In addition to identifying the top many carriers are reporting Top Industry Issues report is Channel 106 issues of concern, ATRI’s Top difficulties finding qualified available from ATRI at Industry Issues Survey also drivers. The sweeping impacts www.atri-online.org. ATRI Designing Real-Time Weather Notification System for Truck Ì November 15 - I-95 Corridor solicited and tabulated specific of FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, Drivers Coalition Senior Operations Academy Inclement weather has become an increasing concern for the trucking in- Rebecca Brewster Baltimore, MD dustry. As delivery time windows contract and just-in-time manufacturing pressures increase, on-time deliveries are becoming ever more critical. At the same time, trucks are often the first victims of critical weather events; INSIDE THIS high winds, slippery roads and blinding precipitation all play havoc with ISSUE: fleet safety and operations. 2011 TIMTC Annual ATRI and FHWA have jointly analyzed ATRI’s “Freight Performance Meeting 2 Measures” data – which monitors hundreds of thousands of truck GPS units – to identify numerous instances where weather events dramatically Board Member impacted trucking operations. In some instances, these same trucks were Spotlight 3 deliberately headed into weather events such as hurricanes with much needed emergency response supplies. RAC Member 22203-4181 22203-4181 Spotlight 3 In an effort to monitor and notify truck drivers of critical weather events, ATRI has undertaken an important research initiative to ATRI and FHWA Release Bottleneck Analysis of 250 Arlington, VA VA Arlington, Developing a Freight Significant Highway Locations capture real-time weather data from National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) databases. The moving weather event Real-Time Truck data would be virtually “geo-fenced” onto roadways and truck routes; when trucks enter a weather buffer zone, they would receive 210 Suite Parking Info System 4 The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) and the Federal real-time weather notifications with enough advance notice to take action, e.g. re-routing or safe parking, as needed. Highway Administration (FHWA) last month released the findings of their 950 N. Glebe Road Road Glebe N. 950 ATRI Designing Real-Time Weather annual congestion monitoring report. The research, which assesses the level ATRI is now working with a major telecommunications provider to engineer a weather information delivery system that would inform Notification System of truck-oriented congestion at 250 freight significant locations on the for Truck Drivers 5 drivers of events without creating un-necessary distractions. ATRI is also working with several motor carriers, state DOTs and GA Atlanta, national highway system, uses ATRI-developed analysis methods, customized 1 446 NO PERMIT NOAA to pilot test the system in operational settings where critical weather events are known to occur. It is hoped that preliminary #5264 Permit software tools and terabytes of data from trucking operations to produce a A G ATLANTA ATRI’s Vice D PAI POSTAGE US Paid Paid congestion severity ranking for each location. FHWA’s Office of Freight research data and findings would be available to interested stakeholders in April 2012. President of S FIRST-CLAS US Postage Postage US Management and Operations sponsors and ATRI operates this ongoing D TE R ESO R P Research Appointed research, which is part of the Freight Performance Measures (FPM) initiative. First Class Pre-Sorted Pre-Sorted Class First to Journal Advisory Board 6 (Bottlenecks—Continued on page 5) Page 2 The ATRInsider Volume 7, Issue 2 Page 3 Page 4 The ATRInsider The Trucking Industry Mobility and Technology Board Member Spotlight: Ludvik F. Koci Developing a ATRI Analysis of Carrier and Driver CSA Impacts Board of Directors Coalition Annual Meeting Lud Koci is one of ATRI’s longest standing Board members, having first been appointed to the ATRI Board in Real-Time Truck As part of its research to quantify the impact of CSA on the trucking industry, ATRI con- April 2001. Mr. Koci’s industry career spans 50+ years, starting in 1954 when he joined General Motors as a Mr. Steve Williams Over 200 members participated in the Trucking Parking Info System ducted two separate surveys to identify motor carrier and commercial driver attitudes and ATRI Chairman cooperative education student at the General Motors Institute. He held a number of engineering positions at understanding of FMCSA’s new regulatory program, Compliance, Safety, Accountability Chairman and CEO Industry Mobility and Technology Coalition’s Electro Motive Division, a railroad locomotive builder, including that of Assistant Chief Engineer starting in 1972. In 1979, Mr. Koci was transferred to the former Detroit Diesel Allison (DDA) Division of General ATRI is a team member and co- (CSA), along with operational impacts which may be occurring. Survey results describe more Maverick USA, Inc. (TIMTC) 2011 annual meeting on October 17-18 than 4,300 truck driver responses collected between March – April 2011, as well as nearly Motors as Director of Diesel Engine and Transmission Engineering.