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ANALYSIS * USA - More congestion means … more freight?
“So goes traffic, so goes the economy..."
Kirkland,WA,USA -Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -February 24, 2010: ... "An excellent indicator of economic trends, traffic congestion can tell us whether businesses are shipping products, whether people are going to work, and whether shoppers are going to the mall.” –Bryan Mistele, president and CEO of INRIX... Sometimes, it seems, traffic congestion might not be a bad thing. In fact, it could be an indicator that better days (economically speaking) are close at hand... At least, that’s the conclusion reached by traffic and navigation service provider INRIX. They use statistical analysis techniques, originally developed by Microsoft Research, to aggregate and enhance traffic-related information from hundreds of public and private sources, including traditional road sensors and the company’s own unique network of more than 1.6 million GPS-enabled vehicles and cellular devices... Now, according to INRIX’s third annual National Traffic Scorecard, traffic congestion and commuter travel times started rising again in 2009 – and indication, the company believes, that the overall economy is emerging from recession...Labels: trucking industry analysis USA
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