{"id":96456,"date":"2026-02-20T20:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/894215918"},"modified":"2026-02-20T20:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:54:11","slug":"atri-releases-2026-top-100-truck-bottleneck-list-to-highlight-most-congested-freight-locations-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/atri-releases-2026-top-100-truck-bottleneck-list-to-highlight-most-congested-freight-locations-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"ATRI releases 2026 Top 100 Truck Bottleneck List to highlight most congested freight locations in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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href=\"https:\/\/truckingresearch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)<\/a> recently released its 15th annual Top 100 Truck Bottleneck List, identifying the most congested freight bottlenecks in the United States. The company analyzed truck GPS data from more than 325 national highway locations to produce congestion impact rankings that help guide infrastructure planning and investment.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The company\u2019s 2026 analysis revealed that congestion continues to worsen, with average rush hour truck speeds dropping to 33.2 mph, 2.8% slower than the previous year. Among the top 10 bottlenecks, average rush hour speeds were 29.6 mph.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Top 10 bottlenecks:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I-294 at I-290\/I-88, Chicago, Illinois<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I-95 at SR 4, Fort Lee, New Jersey<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I-285 at I-85 (North), Atlanta, Georgia<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I-45 at I-69\/US 59, Houston, Texas<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I-75 at I-285 (North), Atlanta, Georgia<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I-20 at I-285 (West), Atlanta, Georgia<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I-24\/I-40 at I-440 (East), Nashville, Tennessee<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I-10 at I-69\/US 59, Houston, Texas<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I-71 at I-75, Cincinnati, Ohio<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I-75, McDonough, Georgia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The company\u2019s research provides actionable insights for local, state, and federal governments as Congress prepares to reauthorize surface transportation programs. Targeted investments informed by this data can reduce congestion, lower emissions, and drive economic growth.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cCongestion delays inflicted on truckers are the equivalent of 436,000 drivers sitting idle for an entire year,\u201d Rebecca Brewster, ATRI president and COO, stated. \u201cWhile these congestion metrics are getting worse, the good news is that states do not need to accept the status quo. Illinois has been home to the country\u2019s top bottleneck before, but following a sustained effort to expand capacity, its previous No. 1 bottleneck at the Jane Byrne Interchange no longer ranks in the top 25. This data gives policymakers a road map to reduce chokepoints, lower emissions, and drive economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; List, identifying the most congested <span class=\"match\">freight<\/span> bottlenecks in the United States &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96456\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}