E-Commerce Impacts on the Trucking Industry

This report examines e-commerce trends and the impact of e-commerce on the U.S. trucking industry. It begins with a look at trends in e-commerce sales, retail supply chains, and omni-channel retailing. Next, it discusses the impact of e-commerce on trucking operations including changes in trip length, delivery windows, and equipment. Finally, the top 10 issues as identified in American Transportation Research Institute's (ATRI's) 2018 industry issues survey are examined for e-commerce implications. Issues include: truck driver shortages, hours-of-service regulations, driver retention, the Electronic Logging Device Mandate, truck parking, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program, and distracted driving.

• Record URL:
  https://truckingresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ATRI-Impacts-of-E-Commerce-on-Trucking-02-2019.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)

  950 North Glebe Road
  Arlington, VA  United States  22203
• Authors:
  • Hooper, Alan
  • Murray, Dan
• Publication Date: 2019-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 49p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Delivery service; Electronic commerce; Hours of labor; Impacts; Retail trade; Stakeholders; Supply chain management; Surveys; Trend (Statistics); Truck drivers; Trucking; Trucking safety; Trucks
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01701301
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 2 2019 2:57PM