TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION COVID-19 lets freight move more easily, study says

A new study by Kirkland’s INRIX has found the COVID-19 pandemic has affected both personal and freight travel.

Personal travel has been reduced by 46 percent nationwide, and freight truck travel is down 13 percent, according to INRIX, a company that analyzes transportation data. Freight-heavy corridors in urban areas have seem significant travel speed increases, allowing goods to reach their destinations faster.

Across the U.S., schools, factories, restaurants and more have scaled back services or shut down. As a result…

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