As states across the nation have lifted restrictions on stay-at-home orders, new analysis from ELD and fleet management technology supplier Samsara shows how varying restrictions impacted commercial transportation.
The analysis leveraged data from nearly 130 million trips and 15,000 fleet customers that operate across diverse industries that include transportation and logistics, food production and local government since the start of 2020.
Key findings show the following trends and changes in safety incidents before, during and after lockdowns across the United States:
Some states with limited shutdown guidelines, like Iowa and Nebraska, not only experienced very modest declines in baseline commercial driving activity (a 10% decline at worst), but more recently started to exceed pre-COVID-19 activity.
Other states with some regional restrictions still in place, like New Jersey, California, and New Mexico, are still experiencing a 5-10% reduction in commercial driving activity compared to pre-COVID-19 baseline levels.
Long haul transportation experienced a quick recovery from COVID-19. Food and beverage and wholesale trade transportation have also essentially reached pre-COVID-19 commercial driving activity. Other industries, like oil and gas, are operating at 60% of pre-COVID-19 commercial activity.
The construction industry is starting to clock in more miles, operating at 5% above pre-COVID-19 levels in recent weeks.
