Article Sphere Logo

Trucking Industry Facing Hard Times

By Expert Author: Eduardo Solano | Article Abstract
Word Count: 253 words | Views: 117 view(s)
More than 2000 trucking industry executives studied the main issues that United States truckers face. The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) announced these issues in the American Trucking Associations Management Conference and Exhibition held October 16 in Boston.

Among the issues that made the list were trucking security, environmental protection, insurance costs and the lack of drivers; but the leading concerns were the high cost of diesel and highway congestion.

According to Jim Stanley, chairman of the ATRI, the results of their studies also proposed strategies that will help the American Trucking Associations (ATA) focus in taking a larger role in defense of the U.S. trucking industry.

Every issue has a certain level of complexity that tends to change constantly. The ATRI information is invaluable because it can determine which problem matters the most to motor carriers and the solutions that the ATA should seek.

The rise in oil prices caused a record increase in the price of diesel. With the outcome of hurricanes Katrina and Rita prices exceeded $3 a gallon.

Highway congestion comes from the misuse of federal highway funds which disables the states abilities to build new highways. Bill Graves, president of the American Trucking Associations said that: Since 1980, highway traffic has doubled, but highway capacity has increased only 3 percent. Todays highways are choked with traffic. Todays economy demands more trucks to haul more freight.

Analysts predicted that in 2016 the trucking industry will transport 13 billion tons of freight, 3 billion more than in 2004 when truckers hauled 10 billion tons.
Eduardo Solano

About the Author/Author Bio

Eduardo Solano -- Are you searching a truck driving job? Come and visit us at http://www.truckertrucker.com to find the best truck driving jobs in the United States.

Article Source: http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Trucking-Industry-Facing-Hard-Times/4112

Article Tags: trucking, industry, jobs, drivers, wanted

Article Submitted: 2005-12-13 | This Article has been viewed 117 times.

Rate Article

Related Videos

How to Install a BedRug Pickup Bedliner
Small Business Stories -Truck Covers USA
Small Business Stories - Diamondback Truck Covers
How To Install Air Horns On Your Truck
The Advantages of Utility Truck Beds
 

More "Trucks SUVs" Related Articles

 
 

Listed below are more articles related to the above article from the "Trucks SUVs" article category.

People interested in the above article "Trucking Industry Facing Hard Times" are also interested in the related articles listed below:

 
There are two aspects of ATV'ing that can really make your next ride an incredible adventure as opposed to just average. Better performance is the first and comfort is the second. To better aid you in enjoying your next ride we have assembled the top 8 atv accessory ideas to give you both an upgrade in atv performance and comfortabiltiy.
If you are moving a standard passenger car and want to investigate different car transport trailer options there are many possibilities in today's auto shipping industry offered to the discerning customer. Open carrier transport is the most popular and least expensive type of auto shipping.
Trucks are much in demand in industry. With modern innovation and invention trucks have got new and smart looks and features. Counterbalanced lift truck has got precedence over ordinary trucks due to its salient features and added advantages. There are almost scores of companies all over the globe producing this sophisticated and heavy engineering product. They are vying for having a great share of total demand and this keen competition among them led to more modernization of the product.
There are good transport contracts, and bad transport contracts - learn more about the main differences between them! If you are working in the haulage industry, whether you are an owner operator or a salaried employee, you'll know enough about transport contracts to know that no two jobs are the same. You'll have had jobs where everything went right, and loads that you simply couldn't wait to be rid of.
New Jeep owners often don't realize that they're new vehicle is capable of more than just plain old street driving. Once you have these safety rules down, get out there and have some fun!
Chevy trucks for sale are having many of the features and also they are having all the speed oriented and performance oriented features. Also these Chevy trucks are the first choice of the users as they are unbeaten in performance. Models like Avalanche, Silverado and Colorado are the hot cakes of the times. Have used Chevy trucks and make your lives speedier and gear full!!
Hyundai Motor India luxury Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) 'Santa Fe' has its mega power to rule the roads. It will be available in both petrol and diesel versions with the most demanding cost somewhere around 19-22 lakhs, catering to the segment which adores to possess everything that looks royal. Riding on the huge success of Hyundai i10 and i20, the newest SUV from Hyundai Motor, Santa Fe will also make its position in the heavy-wieght segment of SUV's.
 
Article Directory Home All Categories Automotives Trucks SUVs
 

Can't find what you're looking for? Try Google Search!
 
Copyright © 2005 - by Larry Lim, Singapore - Article Search Engine Directory at ArticleSphere.com™
All Rights Reserved Worldwide. All Trademarks and Servicemarks are the property of the respective owners.

Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Belarusian Bulgarian Catalan Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish German English Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Irish Italiano Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Maltese Dutch Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swahili Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish