The Cost of Congestion

With a growing and shifting population comes inevitable increases in traffic congestion. But what is the real cost of congestion on our national highway systems? From billions (yes, billions) of dollars in wasted productivity, to increases in the price of consumer goods, the impact of this issue has significant ripple effects throughout the economy. On this episode of Driving Forward, Andrew talks with Rebecca Brewster, President and Chief Operating Officer for the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). Rebecca shares the astounding results from ATRI’s recently published 2023 Cost of Congestion to the Trucking Industry Study and what this means for the road user community.Subscribe and listen for new Driving Forward episodes released each month. To learn more about the Highway Users, you can visit their website.