Overhead image of GW Bridge bottleneck
For the fourth year in a row, the intersection of I-95 and SR 4 in Fort Lee, New Jersey (aka the George Washington Bridge onramp) has been identified as the #1 worst chokepoint for truckers in America. In what likely comes as no surprise to our members, the other Top-10 freight bottlenecks were:
2. Cincinnati: I-71 at I-75
3. Houston: I-45 at I-69/US 59
4. Atlanta: I-285 at I-85 (North)
5. Atlanta: I-20 at I-285 (West)
6. Chicago: I-290 at I-90/I-94
7. Los Angeles: SR 60 at SR 57
8. Dallas: I-45 at I-30
9. San Bernardino, CA: I-10 at I-15
10. Chattanooga, TN: I-75 at I-24
Each year, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) uses GPS data from over one million commercial vehicles to quantify the impact of traffic congestion on truck freight at more than 300 specific locations. ATRI publishes the list to assist truck operators in better planning their routes and hours, where possible, to avoid peak congestion times. For the complete list of the top 100 freight bottlenecks, click here.
Several lawsuits were filed challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) independent contractor (IC) regulation enacted by the Biden Administration and the DOL’s Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su in early 2024.
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ICSA representatives attended the TCA Truckload event, the preeminent event hosted by the Truckload Carriers Association, held in our hometown of Phoenix, AZ. We also attended the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS), the largest trucking show in North America, held in Louisville, KY.