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National truck-parking driver survey launched

Todd Dills | May 15, 2013

An online survey being conducted to ferret out national needs for expanded truck parking availability is now under way. Drivers have through August 10 to complete the survey, accessible via this link. It's the product of ...

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States eye ways to keep rest stops open

Jill Dunn | April 19, 2013

With states struggling to find funding to keep rest areas open, two states have joined the list of those looking for privatized options: Louisiana and New Hampshire recently advanced legislation that would permit private sponsorship to ...

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Georgia city mayor requesting driver aid

Wendy Parker | March 03, 2013

Mayor Chuck Shaheen of Warner Robins, Ga., whose city council in February approved a two-hour parking limitation for heavy trucks in city limits, is urging truckers who can to take part in a city council ...

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Mayor: Warner Robins parking ban needs compromise

Wendy Parker | February 25, 2013

The city council of Warner Robins, Ga., stirred up a furor last Tuesday, Feb. 19, when it voted to restrict truck parking in the city to two hours, max, unless approved by the property owner. ...

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States losing support for rest stops, seek funding

Jill Dunn | February 14, 2013

Recent year financial constraints have forced state officials nationwide to slice budgets, causing some state legislatures to look for commercial support for rest stops. Maryland House members will hold a Feb. 28 hearing on a bill ...

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DOT studying truck parking, size and weight limits

Jill Dunn | February 04, 2013

The U.S. Department of Transportation is researching truck size and weights and will soon begin studying availability of truck parking by state. Last July, Congress approved a 27-month surface transportation reauthorization bill requiring the studies. The ...

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Minnesota to use cameras at truck stops, rest areas to help truckers find parking

Overdrive Staff | January 23, 2013

The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced last week it is beginning a pilot program of sorts at a rest area a the intersection of I-94 and I-494 in which cameras in the parking lot will ...

CSA'S DATA TRAIL

Inconsistent enforcement: Insist on inspection, not citation

The way the DataQs challenge system is working suggests conventional wisdom about citations and CSA scores is flawed, with the issue of unfinished clean inspections looming larger for carriers looking to improve CSA scores.