Trucking Industry Launches 2025 Top Industry Issues Survey to Prioritize Concerns

2025 Trucking Industry Concerns Survey: An Overview

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has embarked on a significant initiative by launching the 2025 Top Industry Issues Survey aimed at gathering critical insights from the trucking sector. This survey, now in its 21st consecutive year, invites participants from various facets of the trucking industry, including drivers, motor carriers, and industry stakeholders, to rank the most pressing issues and concerns they face.

Encouraging Industry Participation

Dennis Dellinger, Chairman of the American Trucking Associations and President of Cargo Transporters, emphasized the importance of this survey in understanding the challenges that affect the supply chain. “For over 20 years, the industry has relied on the annual Top Industry Issues Survey to highlight the critical issues facing our nation's supply chain,” he stated. This survey serves as a platform for thousands of professionals within the trucking industry to share their perspectives on the most significant challenges they encounter daily.

ATRI's process not only ranks the concerns but also provides data on how these concerns vary between different groups within the industry. This year, the survey is eager to delve into how professional drivers prioritize their challenges compared to motor carriers, providing a holistic view of the industry’s landscape.

Key Issues on the Agenda

The survey seeks to address various issues that plague the industry, and it encourages truck drivers to express what they find most pressing. This could include longstanding challenges like the need for adequate truck parking, ensuring driver compensation is fair, reducing delays at customer facilities, and addressing persistent traffic congestion.

Lloyd Howell, a professional truck driver for TCW, Inc., and a part of America’s Road Team, urged fellow truck drivers to take part in the survey. He expressed, “Whether your top challenge is truck parking, driver compensation, detention at customer facilities, traffic congestion or something else, this is your chance to bring those issues to light.” Howell encourages peers to participate as this survey is an essential step in collectively addressing industry challenges.

Timeline and Results Release

The survey will remain open until October 10, 2025, offering ample time for truck drivers and industry stakeholders to share their insights. The results, which will be pivotal for understanding the shifting dynamics within the industry, are set to be unveiled on October 26, 2025, during the American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, California.

Stakeholders can access the survey and lend their voices to the ongoing discussions within the trucking community. This initiative allows industry participants to contribute to data that may influence policies and practices for the betterment of freight transportation in the coming years.

ATRI’s Mission

As a 501c3 not-for-profit organization, ATRI plays a crucial role in conducting research that highlights freight transportation's significance in maintaining a safe and efficient transportation system. The survey results will not only showcase the current industry concerns but also serve as a historical perspective to track how these issues evolve from year to year.

By empowering truck drivers and various stakeholders to partake in this important survey, ATRI demonstrates its commitment to listening to the voices of those directly impacting the industry's future. The insights gathered from this survey could guide potential strategies that can effectively tackle these issues and enhance the trucking industry’s operational resilience.

As the trucking industry continuously adapts to new challenges, the annual Top Industry Issues Survey remains a staple means of fostering dialogue and addressing the needs that matter most to those who keep the economy moving. Participants are encouraged to be part of this critical process and to ensure their voices are heard, shaping the trucking landscape for years to come.