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TxDOT moves on truck-parking survey, workshop series throughout the state
Texas Department of Transportation reps have moved on efforts to assess a way forward on potentially taking steps to improve parking infrastructure for truckers hauling to, through and from the state. TxDOT wants input now from carriers and drivers on parking issues in the state.
November 20, 2018
Parking
Texas town can now enforce truck parking bans on private property
The new ordinance in Midland gives business owners the ability to prohibit truck parking on their property with enforcement provided by the city. The ordinance allows the city to fine truckers parked in posted no parking zones on commercial property up to $500.
October 25, 2018
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Michigan DOT set to close I-275 rest area
MDOT says the I-275 rest area closure comes as a result of urbanization of the area since 1977 and will cut 29 truck parking spaces from the area. Learn more.
October 8, 2018
Parking
Parking provider looking to expand in Washington
Truck Depot is working with the Washington State DOT to build five new parking facilities in the state. Learn more about investment opportunities here.
September 27, 2018
Parking
Capacity, awareness keys to alleviating trucking’s parking shortage, panel says
A panel at the Great American Trucking Show discussed the truck driving industry's truck parking shortage while offering suggestions for improvement. More here.
September 5, 2018
Parking
Florida rolls out truck parking availability notices on I-95 and I-4, plans expansion
The Truck Parking Availability System in Florida is providing this data on I-95 and I-4 in certain counties. See how the system works here on Overdrive.
July 19, 2018
Parking
N.C. city bans parking trucks at drivers’ homes
Rocky Mount, N.C.’s city council adopted an ordinance that bans the parking of commercial vehicles and/or trailers longer than 25 feet or weighing more than 10,000 pounds, which includes Class 3-8 trucks, in residential areas.
July 16, 2018
Parking
Iowa DOT considering plan to close nearly one-third of rest areas
Iowa DOT’s Statewide Rest Area System draft plan would close 11 of the full-service locations and all 16 parking-only sites over a period of 5-30 years. This would eliminate approximately 279 truck parking spaces across Iowa.
June 26, 2018
Parking
Four western states seek funding for truck parking information system
The I-10 Corridor Coalition, made up of departments of transportation from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California, is seeking a $13.7 million grant through the FHWA to develop a system that would inform truckers about available parking at rest areas through signs along the corridor.
June 25, 2018
Parking
DOT plans to survey truck stops, states and enforcers about parking shortage
Following up on a 2014 survey of truck drivers about the challenges they face in finding secure parking, the U.S. DOT’s Federal Highway Administration announced last week it plans to survey truck stop operators, state DOT officials and enforcement personnel about inadequacies in available truck parking.
May 3, 2018
Parking
Two I-29 rest areas in South Dakota closed for reconstruction
The Wilmot rest area, at exit 213 off of I-29, is expected to reopen by February 2019, while the Vermillion rest area, at exit 26 off of I-29, is expected to reopen by April 2019.
May 2, 2018
Parking
POLL: What’s happened to the parking situation since the ELD mandate?
Have peak parking-congestion periods extended, or do spaces seem more available when you need them? Are you paying to reserve spaces, or running at night to avoid peak times? Weigh in here.
March 28, 2018
Parking
North Carolina opens new rest area, closes four others
The facility offers truckers 55 parking spaces, along with six restrooms, a vending and seating area and more.
March 5, 2018
Parking
Ohio looking to close I-77 rest area, seeks public comment
ODOT said in a press release there are “adequate facilities to accommodate the needs to the traveling public on the I-77 corridor,” warranting the permanent closure of the rest area in Washington County at the 3.6 milemarker. The rest area proposed to be closed offers 20 truck parking spaces.
March 2, 2018
Parking
POLL: Which service would you most like to see if rest areas were commercialized?
President Trump’s proposed infrastructure package would allow states to commercialize rest areas. If the package is approved by Congress, what services would you like to see states add to rest areas? Weigh in here.
February 28, 2018
Parking
Trucking Parking USA app partners with ProMiles to offer fuel pricing, routing
The app will now provide location-based fuel pricing tool for truck drivers to view current retail diesel prices at thousands of truck stop locations. The app also considers routes based on truck parking capacity.
January 31, 2018
Parking
Seven Connecticut rest areas with more than 200 truck parking spots on chopping block
Connecticut DOT spokesman Kevin Nursick said his department conducted a study several years ago that revealed a truck parking deficit of 1,200 spaces each night. The seven rest areas under threat of closure offer truckers a total of 222 parking spaces that could be lost.
January 26, 2018
Parking
Pilot Flying J adds real-time parking information to app for certain locations
So far, the company has added wireless traffic sensors to 30 PFJ locations along the I-5 corridor from San Diego to Seattle, as well as one location in Knoxville, Tenn., that will feed real-time parking information to the app.
December 19, 2017
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