ATRI Top 100 Bottlenecks in TN for 2025

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Washington, DC – Today, the American Transportation Research Institute released its 14th annual list
highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, and seven Tennessee locations
made the top 100, including two in the top 20.

“I’m hopeful Tennessee will see relief from congestion which affects everyone, especially our drivers
facing daily delays,” said Donna England, President and CEO of the Tennessee Trucking Association.
“We appreciate ATRI’s data, which will help address bottlenecks and improve traffic flow. This year,
Governor Lee has allocated $1 billion to the Tennessee Department of Transportation to accelerate
road projects and fund new initiatives statewide.”

The 2025 Top Truck Bottleneck List measures the level of truck-involved congestion at more than 325
locations on the national highway system. The analysis, based on an extensive database of 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’s truck GPS data is also used to support the U.S. Department of Transportation Freight Mobility
Initiative. The bottleneck locations detailed in this latest ATRI list represent the top 100 congested
locations, although ATRI continuously monitors more than 325 freight-critical locations.

The 7 Tennessee bottlenecks are:
• No. 5 Nashville: I-24/I-40 at I-440 (East)
• No. 16 Nashville: I-40 at I-65 (East)
• No. 28 Chattanooga: I-75 at I-24
• No. 44 Knoxville: I-40/I-75 at I-140
• No. 53 Nashville: I-65 at I-24
• No. 56 Chattanooga: I-24 at US 27
• No. 68 Knoxville: I-40 at I-275

“As the Trump Administration and new Congress kick off the process of reauthorizing the federal
highway bill, this report provides a precise blueprint on where to begin,” said American Trucking
Associations President and CEO Chris Spear. “These traffic bottlenecks not only choke our supply
chains, adding $109 billion annually to the cost of transporting the everyday goods that Americans
depend on, but they also impact the quality of life for all motorists who rely on the national highway
system to commute to work, school, church, and other life events. Targeted investments to reduce this
traffic congestion are exactly the kinds of projects, with a measurable return on investment, that
taxpayers come to expect of their elected officials.”

For access to the full report, including detailed information on each of the 100 top congested locations,
please visit TruckingResearch.org. ATRI is also providing animations created with truck GPS data for
select bottleneck locations, all available on its website.

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ATRI is the trucking industry’s 501c3 not-for-profit research organization. It is engaged in critical
research relating to freight transportation’s essential role in maintaining a safe, secure and efficient
transportation system.