The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently requested motor carriers participate in the organization’s annual Operational Costs of Trucking report.
ATRI collects information from trucking fleets and owner-operators on costs and operational data and then analyzes it for trends. The report is a benchmarking tool in the trucking industry.
“ATRI’s Ops Costs report is indispensable for benchmarking our operations; it confirms what we are doing well and notes where we can achieve additional cost savings,” said James Burg, James Burg Trucking Company president and CEO. “And the customized peer-group assessment is invaluable to our benchmarking activities.”
ATRI seeks information on driver pay, fuel costs, insurance premiums, and equipment lease or purchase payments. It also requests participants provide full-year 2022 cost-per-mile and/or cost-per-hour data.
This year’s report, by carrier request, will include new efficiency metrics such as miles between breakdowns.
All motor carriers that participate will receive a customized report that compares the participant’s fleet’s costs and operations to carriers of the same size in the same sector. Participants also will receive an advance copy of the full report.
The deadline for participating is April 28.
ATRI is a not-for-profit research organization focused on freight transportation’s role in maintaining a safe, secure, and efficient transportation system.