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continuing to move, but they are doing other essentials to Americans when they
so at speeds well in excess of normal need it most.”
traffic patterns.” See Stat View on page 48 for data RESOURCE INDEX
For example, according to ATRI’s on how traffic has changed in Arkansas.
data, at the intersection of I-85 and Aon ................................... Inside front cover
I-285 in Atlanta, known locally as ROAD PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD
Spaghetti Junction, afternoon rush hour WITH REDUCED TRAFFIC Arkansas Department of Transportation ......39
truck speeds are typically less than 15 Some states are taking advantage
MPH due to congestion. Recently, truck of less congested roads as they move Arkansas Trucking Association ................43, 51
speeds averaged 53 MPH. forward with infrastructure projects.
“Given that the traffic is down and Custard Insurance Adjusters .....................49
everything, I’m going to be looking
at accelerating some of these infra- Drivers Legal Plan .....................................30
structure projects,” Florida Gov. Ron
DeSantis said. Great West Casualty .................................23
“When you’re doing those on
busy roads, it causes a lot of problems,” InfoStream .................................................11
DeSantis continued. “When those
(roads) are no longer busy, and if that’s McGriff .....................................................37
“Spaghetti Junction is typical of going to be the case for the next month,
what we’ve seen across the country, then we’re going to need to make use of MHC Kenworth ...........................................9
especially in areas hit hard by the virus that time.”
and subject to quarantines and lock- DeSantis’ comments followed Netradyne ..................................................20
downs,” Brewster said. “As other traffic an announcement earlier in the day
dissipates, trucks continue to move, by President Donald Trump about PrePass .......................................................42
delivering much-needed relief supplies undertaking another round of stimulus,
to markets, hospitals, gas stations and this time $2 trillion on public works Southern Tire Mart .....................................3
other essential businesses.” programs.
According to ATRI’s analysis, the “With interest rates for the United Stallion Transportation ...............Back Cover
results can be explained by several States being at ZERO, this is the
COVID-19 related factors: first is the time to do our decades long awaited Subrogation Division, Inc. ........................24
dramatic reduction in commuter traf- Infrastructure Bill,” Trump tweeted.
fic, allowing trucks to operate at higher “It should be VERY BIG & BOLD, Two Summit Truck Group ..................................4
speeds, particularly during traditional Trillion Dollars, and be focused solely on
rush hours. Second, is the continu- jobs and rebuilding the once great infra- TA/Petro ....................................................41
ous 24/7 truck operations that gener- structure of our Country! Phase 4.”
ate higher average truck speeds across Louisiana has also looked to TLG Peterbilt .............................................29
nearly all hours of the day. infrastructure projects while traffic
ATRI’s analysis used truck GPS is down and the need for economic University of Central Arkansas .................31
data from more than a million heavy- stimulus is up.
duty trucks and the locations examined The economic impact of COVID-19 Utility Tri-State, Inc.....................................6
included some of the nation’s top truck has been devasting. JPMorgan econo-
choke points. mists forecast a 40% decline in the Whiting Systems, Inc. ...............................38
“Normally, ATRI’s bottleneck nation’s gross domestic product for the
data is used to show us where the second quarter and as many as 25 mil- Woodfield, Inc...........................................35
problems are on our highway system,” lion jobs lost. To kick off the rebound,
said American Trucking Associations a bipartisan group of 20 members of This edition of Arkansas Trucking Report
President and CEO Chris Spear, “but Congress wrote to House Speaker Nancy was made possible with the support of these
corporate advertisers. They support the
during this period of extreme uncer- Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Minority trucking industry by enabling ATA to provide
tainty, the data is showing us where the Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) this publication to its members, prospective
solution is — in the back of America’s urging them to pass an infrastruc- members, elected officials and the national
trucking and business community at large.
trucks as professional drivers continue ture spending bill. The idea has been They deserve your consideration and patronage
to quickly and safely deliver life-sus- received favorably, so smoother roads when making your corporate purchasing
taining medical supplies, food, fuel and may lead back to a healthy nation. ATR decisions. Thank you!

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