Volume 3, Issue 1 March 2007 THE ATRINSIDER Catch ATRI on The American Transportation Research Institute XM Radio ATRI Advances National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident Management Dave Nemo Show 8:00am CST Culminating an 18-month in their very important work,” from the NUG. About one- XM Channel 171 consensus-building process, said Douglas G. Duncan, FedEx quarter of the traffic the National Traffic Incident Freight President and CEO and congestion in the United States Management Coalition ATRI Chairman of the Board. is caused by non-recurring Thursday, April 5 (NTIMC) has released a traffic incidents. Unexpected The Real American Idle Proposed National Unified The Proposed NUG marks the travel delay is especially Goal for Traffic Incident first time such a broad coalition of destructive to the economy, Thursday, April 19 Management. As a charter incident responders and ruining just-in-time delivery Women in Trucking member of the NTIMC, ATRI transportation stakeholders (20+ schedules and severely is currently involved in national organizations including impacting industry capacity. Thursday, May 3 advancing the National Unified ATRI) have joined together to When traffic incidents occur, Keep on Truckin’ with the Goal – known as the NUG – develop common policies to every minute counts; for every NUG to address critical issues related address common concerns. The minute that an interstate lane is to how traffic incidents are Proposed National Unified Goal blocked, four minutes of travel Thursday, May 17 delay result. dealt with. is: How Fast are You • Responder Safety; For the trucking industry the Driving? “First and foremost, I want to • Safe, Quick Clearance; and costs are real. It is estimated thank all of the individuals who • Prompt, Reliable, Interoperable that the industry loses over 240 Thursday, May 31 work as responders, helping Communications. million hours annually due to On-Board Safety people during an urgent time trucks idling in traffic delay, at Systems of need. In doing their jobs Consider the hours lost and fuel a cost of over $7.8 billion. every day, these responders are wasted due to congestion and it is ATRI’s 2006 annual industry truly heroes. The NUG is a readily apparent how trucking survey identified the top four way for us to promote safety industry productivity will benefit (Continued on Page 3) and support these responders Industry Use of Speed Governors INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Over the past few years, differentials caused by the use of on over 90 percent of fleet automatic speed governors have truck speed governors. vehicles. The average speed become an increasingly In February, ATRI began limiter setting is 69 mph, with 2 Board of Directors common, yet sometimes soliciting carriers to provide many carriers opting for input on the use of speed different speeds depending on controversial, addition to trucking industry assets. Today, governors through an online vehicle use (local vs. long haul), 2 Letter from the Chairman nearly all engine manufacturers survey. The respondents, driver experience level (new hire offer some form of speed ranging from single-truck owner- vs. experienced), and driving method (cruise vs. on-pedal). Board Member Spotlight: governor, and likewise, the operators to carriers with over 2 The rationale provided by Douglas W. Stotlar majority of motor carriers and 27,000 trucks, represent the drivers are familiar with speed diversity in the industry in terms carriers for deploying speed governors, either through of carrier type and operating governors focus on driver safety, firsthand experience or segment. retention and overall productivity. RAC Member Spotlight: 3 communication with others in Initial analysis of the survey the industry. results reveals a broad range of Carriers wishing to provide Greer Woodruff As part of its larger initiative carrier experiences and attitudes input to the survey can do so to examine the safety impact of toward speed governors. Of the online at www.atri-online.org by speed differentials between responses collected to date, 69.0 clicking the Speed Governor passenger vehicles and large percent of carriers reported Survey icon. The preliminary Research Advisory 3 trucks, ATRI has begun a study using governors on at least some analysis report on the survey Committee 2007-2008 focusing on the safety of their trucks, with 81 percent findings is available online at consequences of speed of carriers employing governors www.atri-online.org. Page 2 The ATRInsider Message from the Chairman Board of Directors Late last year I had the privilege of delivering the keynote address at the drafting Mr. Douglas G. Duncan conference for the National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident Management. While the ATRI Chairman story on page one of this issue of the ATRInsider highlights the results of that conference President and CEO and the work leading up to it, what might not be evident right away is the strong FedEx Freight commitment of the men and women in public safety and transportation who work daily Memphis, TN to keep our highways operating safely and efficiently. Mr. Michael S. Card President The trucking industry knows all too well the impact that congestion has on our business. Combined Transport, Inc. I have repeatedly made the case that congestion is putting this nation at risk of sacrificing Central Point, OR any and all gains made in logistics and supply chain improvements, ultimately costing our Mr. Edward Crowell country its competitive advantage. President and CEO Georgia Motor Trucking Association, Inc. Atlanta, GA Unfortunately, the cost of congestion goes beyond missed and delayed deliveries, wasted fuel and driver time. The worst case scenario for any trucking industry executive is to Mr. Hugh H. Fugleberg inform a driver’s family that their loved one was harmed in an accident. President and COO Great West Casualty Company South Sioux City, NE Thanks to the collaborative efforts of law enforcement, fire, EMS, state and local DOTs, towing and recovery and a host of other traffic incident management stakeholders, there Mr. Craig Harper COO and Executive Vice President of Operations is hope for the future. Through adoption and advancement of the multiple National J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. Unified Goal strategies, we will see incidents cleared more safely and efficiently, traffic Lowell, AR flow restored more quickly, and lives saved as secondary incidents are reduced and responders protected. Mr. Ludvik F. Koci President Penske Transportation Components I am extremely proud of ATRI’s leadership of research to improve highway operations Bloomfield Hills, MI and traffic incident management and I encourage the industry to capitalize on that work Dr. Chris Lofgren by collectively supporting and advancing the National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident President and CEO Management. Schneider National, Inc. Green Bay, WI Douglas G. Duncan Mr. Gregory L. Owen President and CEO Head Coach and CEO FedEx Freight Ability Tri-Modal Transportation Services, Inc. Carson, CA Board Member Spotlight: Douglas W. Stotlar Mr. T.M. Solso Chairman and CEO since April 2005. As the Cummins Inc. ATRI Board Member Douglas W. Indianapolis, IN Stotlar has dedicated his career to company’s top executive, Mr. the trucking industry. Stotlar is Stotlar is responsible for the overall Mr. James D. Staley management and performance of President and CEO president and chief executive officer YRC Regional Transportation of Con-way Inc., an organization the $4.2 billion transportation and Akron, OH where he has spent much of his logistics company with businesses in less-than-truckload motor Mr. Douglas W. Stotlar professional career. President and CEO carriage, truckload and brokerage Con-way Inc. Mr. Stotlar joined the Con-way services, logistics, warehousing, San Mateo, CA organization in 1985 as a freight supply chain management and Mr. Steve Williams operations supervisor for Con-Way Central trailer manufacturing. Chairman and CEO Express (CCX), one of the company’s Maverick USA, Inc. regional trucking subsidiaries. He A native of Newbury, OH, Mr. Stotlar Little Rock, AR earned his bachelor’s degree in subsequently advanced to management posts Ms. Rebecca M. Brewster in Columbus, OH, Fort Wayne, IN, and transportation and logistics from The Ohio President and COO Milwaukee, WI, where he was named State University. In addition to his service American Transportation Research Institute northwest regional manager for CCX on the ATRI board of directors, he serves Atlanta, GA as vice president at large and is a member responsible for 12 service centers. Hon. Bill Graves of the executive committee of the President and CEO In 2004 he was named president and CEO of American Trucking Associations. Mr. American Trucking Associations Con-Way Transportation Services, Inc. and Stotlar is based at Con-way’s headquarters Alexandria, VA in San Mateo, California. shortly thereafter appointed president and CEO of Con-way Inc., a position he has held Volume 3, Issue 1 Page 3 National Unified Goal (Continued from Page 1) efficiently without sacrificing safety. roadside. More than 20 percent of issues of concern as driver shortage, fuel, When addressing the NTIMC last firefighter deaths occur on the roadways. driver retention, and hours-of-service. November at the NUG drafting conference, The industry’s towing and recovery Effectively mitigating the impact of FedEx Freight President and CEO and professionals also put themselves in harm’s incident-related congestion would have ATRI Board Chairman Doug Duncan said way on a daily basis responding to incidents positive benefits for all four. When drivers in his keynote address, “A missed delivery is and deserve a national commitment to don’t have to sit stuck in traffic, commercial an angry customer. Delayed delivery can be improved responder safety. driving as a career becomes more appealing a disaster for today's supply chains. and the industry is able to retain more career Congestion will roll back the savings in The final NUG objective of improved professionals.