Economy, Regulation, Fuel Top List of Trucker Concerns

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ATRI survey finds truckers shifting concerns, priorities in long-lasting recession
The state of the economy and government regulation top a list of trucking industry concerns released by the American Transportation Research Institute.

Driver-related issues, long one of the top three concerns cited by carriers surveyed by ATRI, slipped to sixth place as overcapacity led to a surplus of truck drivers.

ATRI, the research arm of the American Trucking Associations, surveyed more than 4,000 trucking companies for its fifth annual report on the top 10 industry concerns.

An overwhelming number of companies — 51.6 percent — ranked the economy as their primary concern in 2009. The economy ranked second last year.

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