The intersection of I-95 and SR 4 in Fort Lee, N.J., is once again the No. 1 freight bottleneck in the country for the sixth year in a row, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

The 13th annual list highlights the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America.

The 2024 Top Truck Bottleneck List measures the level of truck-involved congestion at over 325 locations on the national highway system.

The analysis, based on freight truck GPS data, uses several customized software applications and analysis methods, along with terabytes of data from trucking operations to produce a congestion impact ranking for each location, ATRI said.

The Top 10 bottlenecks include:

Fort Lee: I-95 at SR 4
Chicago: I-294 at I-290/I-88
Chicago: I-55
Houston: I-45 at I-69/US 59
Atlanta: I-285 at I-85 (North)
Atlanta: I-20 at I-285 (West)
Los Angeles: SR 60 at SR 57
Houston: I-10 at I-45
Atlanta: I-285 at SR 400
Nashville: I-24/I-40 at I-440 (East)

ATRI’s analysis of data from 2023 found traffic conditions have continued to deteriorate due to construction work zones.

Average rush hour truck speeds were 34.4 MPH, down nearly four percent from the previous year, the data showed.

Among the top 10 locations, average rush hour truck speeds were 28.5 MPH.

“Traffic congestion on our National Highway System inflicts an enormous cost on the supply chain and environment, adding $95 billion to the cost of freight transportation and generating 69 million metric tons of excess carbon emissions every year,” said ATA President and CEO Chris Spear. “The freight bottlenecks identified in this report provide an actionable blueprint for state and federal transportation officials on where to invest infrastructure funding most cost-effectively. Increasing freight efficiency should be a top priority for the U.S. DOT, and alleviating these bottlenecks would improve highway safety, protect the environment and support interstate commerce.”

For access to the full report, including detailed information on each of the 100 top congested locations, visit ATRI’s website.