Thank You!

n behalf of the ATRI Board of Judy McReynolds Directors, I want to thank you for joining us tonight as we celebrate Chairman, ATRI’s 20th year. And, we have a ATRI Board of Directors lot to celebrate! Since the reorganization of the Chairman, President OATA Foundation into ATRI in 2001, the Institute and CEO, has had a laser focus on delivering the ArcBest Corporation research and analysis that makes our industry safer and more productive. From our earliest And, we certainly want to celebrate our small studies like the 2005 Crash Predictor Model, but mighty team of researchers, led by ATRI to the most recent release examining the President Rebecca Brewster, who bring their practical realities of a vehicle miles traveled best to every study released by ATRI. Their tax, ATRI studies complex industry topics intellectual firepower and enthusiasm for through an objective lens that results in unlocking the answers to the industry’s findings applicable for our businesses, in our toughest questions ensure that ATRI’s studies state houses and on Capitol Hill. are credible, transparent, and actionable.

The work of our Research Advisory Committee Finally, I want to thank those of you who have ensures that a broad range of important supported our work over the years through studies are evaluated, vetted, and ultimately ongoing charitable contributions to ATRI. The reflect the collective input of private and public return on investment of your dollars is sector industry stakeholders. The ATRI Board immeasurable, as the nation benefits from a and I sincerely appreciate the time and safer and more productive trucking industry. resources that RAC members, current and If you have not yet contributed, I hope you will past, invest in ensuring that ATRI’s research take this opportunity to recognize how your agenda is relevant and timely. industry has benefited from the Institute for the past 20 years and help secure ATRI’s future.

Thank you for joining us to celebrate and enjoy your evening. CELEBRATINGTHE NATION’S 20 YEARS TOP TRUCK OF ATRI This year ATRI celebrates 20 years of leadership in critical data and analysis to improve the trucking industry’s safety and productivity. From the truck stop to the executive suite, to the ANALYSIS BOTTLENECKS 2021 state house and Capitol Hill, ATRI’s reputation for providing objective industry analyses means

ince 2002,data-driven the American Transportation decision Research Institute making truckon GPS the dataset, industry’s ATRI found average biggest truck speeds at issues.some of the (ATRI) has collected and processed truck GPS data in support worst truck bottlenecks improve by 100% or more as car drivers Sof numerous U.S. DOT freight mobility initiatives. Using truck GPS sheltered in place and trucks kept moving to deliver essential goods. data from over 1 million freight trucks, ATRI develops and monitors In a separate analysis in April 2020, ATRI found state-level truck a series of key performance measures on the nation’s freight activity increased in early February as panic-buying drove consumer transportation system. Among many GPS analyses, ATRI converts demand, followed by a decrease in truck activity as more businesses its truck GPS dataset into an ongoing truck bottleneck analysis that were closed. However, by April and into May, ATRI’s Truck Activity is used to quantify the impact of traffic congestion on truck-borne Index began to improve across the states analyzed, signaling a freight at over 300 specific locations. While other datasets may return to pre-pandemic freight demand. identify congested corridors, no dataset available today specifically An additional impact on traffic congestion in 2020 was the number identifies granular chokepoints in the nation’s truck freight of roadway construction projects that were able to commence and/ transportation system. or advance at a faster pace due to fewer vehicles on the road during ATRI’s annual Top Truck Bottleneck Analysis uses a full year of the pandemic. Once traffic levels increased in the second half of IMPROVING SAFETY truck GPS data to calculate the top chokepoints. However, 2020 2020, those construction projects became even more congested. was by all definitions a different year with pandemic-related impacts As such, this year’s Top Truck Bottleneck list reflects a rise in AND LOWERING RISK intersecting with traffic patterns. In a March 2020 analysis using its ranking in a number of locations impacted by roadway construction. On topics as wide-ranging as predicting future crash 2021 TOP TRUCK BOTTLENECKS • BY THE NUMBERS involvement to safety technology cost-benefit analyses to AVERAGE PEAK 43.0 TOP 100 BOTTLENECKS NUMBER OF STATES HOUR TRUCK 33.9% WITH AVERAGE TRUCK WITH AT LEAST ONE obstructive sleep apnea, ATRI’s research provides a blueprint up year-over-year 25% SPEED: mph SPEEDS <45 MPH: TOP 100 BOTTLENECK: 29 for managing risk and improving roadway safety.

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Rye, NY # 9 1-95 at I-287 NY CT OPERATIONAL DATA Chicago, IL #6 PA I-290 at I-90/I-94 YOU CAN COUNT ON Fort Lee, NJ # 1 1-95 at SR 4

CA Cincinnati, OH # Whether you’re looking to route your drivers around congestion or 2 I-71 at I-75 St. Louis, MO #8 I-64/I-55 at I-44 benchmark your costs against your peers in the industry, ATRI’s San Bernardino, CA TN #10 Chattanooga, TN I-10 at I-15 # Atlanta, GA 7 I-75 at I-24 # 3 I-285 at I-85 (North) analyses combine real-world data with a deep understanding of GA industry operations. Atlanta, GA # 4 I-20 at I-285 (West) STATES WITH THE TX HIGHEST NUMBER OF TOP 100 BOTTLENECKS: ...... 12 ...... 7 Houston, TX California ...... 8 Pennsylvania ...... 7 # 5 I-45 at I-69/US 59 Washington ...... 8 New York ...... 6 Connecticut ...... 7 Tennessee ...... 6

For more information on ATRI’s Top Truck Bottleneck analysis, including a detailed description of the methodology, visit www.TruckingResearch.org. LEADING WITH DATA, NOT EMOTION ATRI’s research uses data and analyses to dissect the true impacts of policies and regulations across a range of critical topics including Hours-of-Service, autonomous vehicles, CSA, tolling, and nuclear verdicts.

WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD ATRI has a long history of research focused on the issues and concerns of professional truck drivers. From involvement in over 40 national, state, and regional truck parking studies to quantifying the impacts of detention, ATRI’s analyses provide a key input to advancing the safety and productivity of the industry’s workforce.

We rely on YOU to make our research successful. Help secure ATRI’s future for the next 20 years with a charitable contribution from you or your organization! Visit us today online at TruckingResearch.org to learn more about our research and commit to supporting ATRI through a charitable contribution.

1 INSIDE:

ATRI Online...... 4

ATRI Board of Directors...... 5

ATRI Research Advisory Committee...... 6

ATRI Supporters...... 8

Meet the ATRI Staff...... 31

Celebrate with ATRI...... 32

Message from Rebecca Brewster...... 33

Thank you to our dinner sponsor:

As we celebrate 20 years of award-winning research from ATRI, we invite you to see how well you know ATRI’s work with the ATRI Trivia Challenge in our meeting app!

Answer five simple questions and when you’re done, stop by the ATRI booth and pick up a special ATRI anniversary prize.

2 THANK YOU TO OUR ADVERTISERS

American Trucking Associations...... 10

ACT 1...... 11

EROAD...... 12

ArcBest...... 13

Kenan Advantage Group, Inc...... 14

Boyle Transportation...... 15

CRST, The Transportation Solution, Inc...... 16

Tennessee Trucking Association...... 17

TAEC Region II...... 18

TrueNorth Companies...... 19

SkyBitz...... 20

Iowa Motor Truck Association...... 21

TAEC Region IV (Western Trucking Association Executive Council – WTAEC)...... 22

TAEC Region I (Northeast Trucking Association Executive Council – NETAEC)...... 23

Nevada Trucking Association...... 24

Missouri Trucking Association...... 25

TAEC Region III...... 26

Indiana Motor Truck Association...... 27

Prime Inc...... 28

New Hampshire Motor Transport Association...... 29

Vermont Truck & Bus Association, Inc...... 29

Rhode Island Trucking Association...... 30

PrePass Safety Alliance...... Back cover

3 Make sure to visit ATRI’s redesigned website at www.truckingresearch.org

Get the latest trucking research

Order ATRI reports full of valuable trucking industry data

Watch the “ATRI: Celebrating 20 Years of Research Excellence” video shown at tonight’s event

FOLLOW US: @Truck_Research /company/american-transportation-research-institute

4 ATRI BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIR Ms. Judy McReynolds Mr. Andrew Boyle Mr. Hugh Ekberg Mr. Darren D. Hawkins Chairman, President & Chief Co-President President & CEO Chief Executive Officer Executive Officer Boyle Transportation CRST International, Inc. Yellow ArcBest Corporation Billerica, MA Cedar Rapids, IA Overland Park, KS Fort Smith, AR

Mr. Derek Leathers Mr. Robert E. Low Mr. Rich McArdle Mr. Benjamin J. McLean President and CEO President and Founder President Chief Executive Officer Werner Enterprises Prime Inc. UPS Freight Ruan Transportation Omaha, NE Springfield, MO Richmond, VA Management Systems Des Moines, IA

Mr. Dennis Nash Ms Brenda Neville Mr. James D. Reed Mr. John A. Smith Executive Chairman of the Board President and CEO President and CEO President and CEO-elect Kenan Advantage Group Iowa Motor Truck Association USA Truck FedEx Ground North Canton, OH Des Moines, IA Van Buren, AR Moon Township, PA

Ms. Rebecca Brewster Mr. Chris Spear President and COO President and CEO ATRI American Trucking Associations Atlanta, GA Arlington, VA

5 ATRI RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is comprised of government officials, independent scientists, labor union officials, academics and trucking company executives and suppliers from a diverse cross-section of the industry, all who understand the importance of sound science to an industry as complex as the trucking industry. The RAC is charged with annually recommending a research agenda for the Institute.

CHAIR Shawn Brown Michael Ahart Ben Banks Hayden Cardiff Joe Darby Vice President of Safety Vice President of Vice President, CEO and Founder Director, Safety & Risk Cargo Transporters, Inc. Regulatory Affairs Operations Idelic Control – Transportation Omnitracs TCW, Inc. & Logistics Practice Aon

Bob Elkins Brett Fabbri Gary Falldin Melanie Feeley Jim Fields Senior Vice President, Assistant Chief Vice President of Safety, Vice President, General Chief Operating Officer Industry Vertical Operations California Highway Security and Driver Business Manager PITT OHIO Ruan Transportation Patrol Onboarding K-Limited Carrier, Ltd. Management Systems Dart Transit

Rickey Fitzgerald Steve Garrish Rob Haddock Kevin Lhotak Mike Ludwick Manager, Freight and Vice President of Safety Group Director, Planning President Chief Administrative Officer Multimodal Operations CRST, Inc. and Logistics Reliable Transportation Bison Transport Department of Coca-Cola Specialists Transportation North America

6 ATRI RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Steve Olson Clay Porter Abigail Potter Jeremy Reymer Rob Rhea President and Chief Attorney Manager, Safety and Founder and CEO Senior Vice President and Underwriting Officer Porter, Rennie, Occupational Health Policy DriverReach General Counsel Great West Casualty Woodward, Kendall, LLP American Trucking FedEx Freight Company Associations

Marc Rogers Amanda Schuier Joe Sculley Shelley Seaton Charles Simpson President and CEO Senior Vice President President Vice President of Loss Vice President, Strategic UniGroup Quality Transport Motor Transport Association Prevention Intelligence of Connecticut Landstar USXpress

Russ Simpson Monique Stinson Daniel Studdard Randy Vernon Doug Voss America’s Road Team Computational Transportation Principal Planner, Chief Executive Officer Highway Captain Scientist Transportation Access Big G Express Commission Endowed Chair Holland Argonne National Laboratory and Mobility Division University of Central Atlanta Regional Arkansas Commission

Tom Weakley John Whittington Shawn Yadon Director of Operations Vice President, Chief Executive Officer Owner-Operator Independent Legislative Affairs California Trucking Drivers Association Grammer Logistics Association Foundation

7 We would like to thank our most loyal supporters – those organizations who have provided charitable contributions annually to ATRI for:

15 OR MORE OF OUR 20 YEARS

Ability Tri-Modal Transportation Services Minnesota Trucking Association

Alabama Trucking Association Missouri Trucking Association

American Trucking Associations Motor Transport Association of Connecticut

Arkansas Trucking Association Nevada Trucking Association

Colorado Motor Carriers Association Ohio Trucking Association

Combined Transport Logistics Group, Inc. Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association

FedEx Trucking Association

Georgia Motor Trucking Association Tennessee Trucking Association

Great West Casualty Company Texas Trucking Association

Idaho Trucking Association TAEC Region II

Illinois Trucking Association Trucking Association of New York

Iowa Motor Truck Association UPS

Kansas Motor Carriers Association Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association

Kentucky Trucking Association Trucking Association

Maine Motor Transport Association Yellow

Maverick Transportation

8 We would like to thank our most loyal supporters – those organizations who have provided charitable contributions annually to ATRI for:

10 TO 14 OF OUR 20 YEARS

ArcBest Corporation Maryland Motor Truck Association Schneider

Arizona Trucking Association New Hampshire Motor Transport Shorty & Ro Whittington Association Boyle Transportation Tommy Hodges Trucking Association Cargo Transporters Usher Transport Trucking Association C.H. Robinson Vermont Truck & Bus Association Old Dominion Freight Line Cummins Inc. Volvo Trucks North America PrePass Safety Alliance Indiana Motor Truck Association Western TAEC Rhode Island Trucking Association J.J. Keller & Associates

5 TO 9 OF OUR 20 YEARS

A&M Transportation Groendyke Transport Prime, Inc.

American Moving and Storage J&M Tank Lines Randy Boyles Association K-Limited Carrier Rebecca Brewster Best Way Express Longistics Southeastern Freight Lines Bob Costello Marcello & Kivisto, LLC Specialized Carriers & Rigging Bulldog Hiway Express Association Mississippi Trucking Association Canadian Trucking Alliance Total Transportation of National Tank Truck Carriers Mississippi, LLC Central Oregon Trucking Company Association TransSafe Consulting Chris Spear Trucking Association Foundation Trimac Transportation Dave & Betsy Manning North Dakota Motor Carriers Ventura Transfer Company Florida Trucking Association Association Walmart Garner Transportation Group Oregon Trucking Association Werner Enterprises Grand Island Express Pitt Ohio

9 HAPPY 20th ANNIVERSARY, ATRI! Your Data Makes Us Successful

Thanks to ATRI research, we are able to advance innovative research-based policies that promote highway safety, security, environmental sustainability and profitability, and to diligently educate and guide policymakers at all levels of government about the essential role that trucking plays in the economy.

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To learn more about Clarity Dashcam, visit 12 www.eroad.com/dashcam, or call 1-855-503-7623 congratulates ATRI for 20 years of research excellence.

13 CONGRATULATIONS AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE for 20 years of support and dedication to America’s trucking industry.

Kenan Advantage Group takes great pride in supporting the organizations that are important to our employees, our customers and our industry.

North America’s largest tank truck transporter and logistics provider, delivering fuel, specialty products, industrial gases and food products.

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16 Happy Anniversary ATRI! Thank you for your dedication to improving the trucking industry’s safety and productivity!

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Congratulations ATRI for 20 years of making a difference & helping move the trucking industry forward.

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31 Celebrate with ATRI! Finding the perfect birthday present can be difficult, but a charitable contribution to ATRI is an easy choice.

Help us celebrate 20 years of research excellence by supporting ATRI’s future with a charitable contribution from you or your organization. All contributions are appreciated and help support ATRI’s mission to improve the trucking industry’s safety and productivity. SCAN HERE TO GIVE!

If you have questions or need more information on how your organization can support ATRI, please contact Rebecca Brewster at [email protected] or 770-432-0628.

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32 Cheers to the next 20 years!

his is such a special night for me Rebecca M. Brewster and the ATRI team and we really appreciate your celebrating with us. President and COO, We consider it a great privilege to American Transportation work on your behalf, and we are grateful for Research Institute Tall you do to support our work. You continue to advance our success in research by I want to thank ATRI Chair Judy McReynolds providing data, participating in surveys, and all our Board members, past and present, serving on the Research Advisory Committee whose leadership and commitment to ATRI and of course, through your charitable has brought us to this milestone celebration. contributions. I also want to thank all those who have served on our Research Advisory Committee for so Collectively, the ATRI team represents over enthusiastically engaging with our staff to 150 years of service to this organization and identify critical research topics. the trucking industry. Several of us were part of the ATA Foundation and played a role in the Finally, I want to thank the ATRI team for your reorganization into ATRI. We were so excited loyalty to me, the organization, and the to be integrally involved in the execution of our trucking industry. Having served as president founding Chairman Mike Wickham’s vision for of ATRI for 19 of its 20 years, I have seen ATRI and we take great pride in how the firsthand your hard work, your commitment to organization has grown and evolved over the excellence and your passion for this industry. past 20 years. I am proud to call you colleagues – and friends. CONGRATULATES ATRI

FOR YEARS

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