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High fuel prices top annual list of trucking industry's leading issues

https://www.truckersnews.com/home/article/15302070/high-fuel-prices-top-annual-list-of-trucking-industrys-leading-issues

The American Transportation Research Institute's 18th annual Top Industry Issues report was released Saturday, and its overall top 10 issues included:

1. Fuel prices
2. Driver shortage
3. Truck parking
4. Driver compensation
5. The economy
6. Detention/delay at customer facilities
7. Driver retention
8. CSA (The FMCSA safety program Compliance, Safety, Accountability)
9. Speed limiters
10. Lawsuit abuse reform

However, drivers and motor carriers had differences of opinion on what the top issues were. 

Drivers' ranking of the issues were:

1. Truck parking
2. Fuel prices
3. Driver compensation
4. Detention/delay at customer facilities
5. Speed limiters
6. The economy
7. Hours of service rules
8. Electronic logging devices mandate
9. Driver training standards
10. Transportation infrastructure/congestion/funding

There was even a different outlook between company drivers and owner-operators as to what were the top issues. 

Company drivers ranked driver compensation as their top issue, followed by truck parking and detention/delay at customer facilities. Owner-operators' top concerns included fuel prices, truck parking, and driver compensation.

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On fuel prices of diesel for both trucks AND trains/rail:

                Diesel/Heating oil crisis            

                Started by metmike - Nov. 18, 2022, 1:45 a.m.            

https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/90774/

Freight Activity in the U.S Expected to Grow Fifty Percent by 2050

https://www.bts.gov/newsroom/freight-activity-us-expected-grow-fifty-percent-2050

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