Pandemic-related lockdowns and remote work schedules thinned crowds on Connecticut’s highways in 2020, but the state is still home to seven of the most congested corridors in the country, according to a new report from the American Transportation Research Institute.
Using data collected from over 1 million truck-mounted GPS systems, ATRI analysts found that traffic generally moved faster through Connecticut’s most notorious bottlenecks last year than in 2019. But similar improvements in other regions, especially major metropolitan areas, meant Connecticut remains among the most gridlocked states in the U.S.
Coming in at No. 30 nationally, the I-84/I-91 interchange in Hartford ranked as the worst bottleneck in Connecticut, with reported average speeds of 47 miles per hour during peak traffic times. A plan was recently unveiled, called Hartford 400, to knock that interchange and remake Hartford’s highway system.
ATRI seeks insurance data to study impact of rising costs
The American Transportation Research Institute is in the process of collecting data to better understand the rising costs of trucking insurance and how those costs are ultimately impacting the industry’s overall operational costs. This research was identified as a top priority for the group in 2020.
ATRI is asking motor carriers to provide data through an online data collection form that will quantify changes in deductibles, excess insurance over minimum requirements, and how drivers and fleets are balancing insurance costs against rising risk levels. The research will be complementary to ATRI’s annual Operational Costs of Trucking but will provide more granular detail on one of the most volatile cost centers in the annual analysis.
Truck traffic moved faster through Connecticut in 2020 as many workers and students stayed home during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, but the state still had seven of the 100 worst traffic bottlenecks in the country, according to a recent analysis.
ATRI seeking carriers’ insurance cost data to study impacts on trucking
The American Transportation Research Institute is in the process of collecting data to better understand the rising costs of trucking insurance and how those costs are ultimately impacting the industry’s overall operational costs. This research was identified as a top priority for the group in 2020.
ATRI is asking motor carriers to provide data through an online data collection form that will quantify changes in deductibles, excess insurance over minimum requirements, and how drivers and fleets are balancing insurance costs against rising risk levels. The research will be complementary to ATRI’s annual Operational Costs of Trucking but will provide more granular detail on one of the most volatile cost centers in the annual analysis.