The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America.
The 2020 Top Truck Bottleneck List assesses the level of truck-involved congestion at 300 locations on the national highway system. The analysis, based on truck GPS data from over 1 million heavy duty trucks uses several customized software applications and analysis methods, along with terabytes of data from trucking operations to produce a congestion impact ranking for each location. ATRI’s truck GPS data is also used to support the U.S. DOT’s Freight Mobility Initiative. The bottleneck locations detailed in this latest ATRI list represent the top 100 congested locations, although ATRI continuously monitors more than 300 freight-critical locations.
The Top 10 List includes:
Fort Lee, NJ: I-95 at SR4
Atlanta, GA: I-285 at I-85 (North)
Nashville, TN: I-24/I-40 at I-440 (East)
Houston, TX: I-45 at I-69/US 59
Atlanta, GA: I-75 at I-285 (North)
Chicago, IL: I-290 at I-90/I-94
Atlanta, GA: I-20 at I-285 (West)
Cincinnati, OH: I-71 at I-75
Los Angeles, CA: SR 60 at SR 57
Los Angeles, CA: I-710 at I-105
ATRI’s analysis, which utilized data from 2019, found that the number of locations experiencing significant congestion – with average daily speeds of 45 MPH or less – has increased 92 percent in just five years, far outpacing the 10 percent growth in traffic congestion for that same time period.
For access to the full report, including detailed information on each of the 100 top congested locations, please visit ATRI’s website at www.TruckingResearch.org. ATRI is the trucking industry’s 501c3 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.