What trucking industry issues weigh on your mind most heavily?
What keeps you up at night?
What are those truck driving issues you feel need the most attention?
It's time to have your say.
The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, today launched the 2026 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with potential strategies for addressing each issue.
Now in its 22nd year, ATRI’s annual analysis not only ranks the issues overall but also provides insights into how critical topics are ranked differently by motor carriers and truck drivers. The report also allows trucking stakeholders to monitor issues over time to better understand which issues are rising, or falling, in criticality.
“ATRI’s annual survey gives all truck drivers a collective voice. If your top concern is the lack of truck parking, driver compensation, detention at customer facilities, driver training, infrastructure or something else, this is your chance to bring those issues to light and have your voice heard. I encourage you to please take a few minutes to complete the online survey and encourage your peers to do so also,” said Bob Bramwell, an America’s Road Team Captain and professional truck driver for ABF Freight.
The results of the 2026 survey will be released Oct. 18, as part of the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Industry stakeholders are encouraged to complete the 2026 survey available by clicking here. The survey will remain open through Oct. 2.
