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Washington state DOT seeking driver input on parking survey
A similar study in 2008 by the WSDOT found problems with a shortage of truck parking similar to those today. The 2008 report stated truck parking across the state was a problem “that will only get worse over time.”
April 19, 2016
Parking
New partnership could lead to expansion of truck parking availability technology
eX² Technology and Truck Smart Parking Services have partnered to offer a solution to address the nationwide parking shortage problem. TSPS already operates in Michigan, and the partnership with eX² could help expand their offerings.
April 6, 2016
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‘All the money in the world’ may not be enough to solve trucking’s parking crisis, panelists say
Simply adding more parking spaces, even along busy freight corridors, likely wouldn’t fix the country’s widespread truck parking shortage, said four panelists at a seminar held last week at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
April 5, 2016
Parking
DOT announces truck parking workshop dates
There will be four truck parking workshops in total.
March 31, 2016
Parking
ATRI looking for drivers to keep truck parking ‘diaries’ for two weeks
The American Transportation Research Institute is recruiting drivers to keep a 14-day truck parking diary to keep track of parking issues.
March 21, 2016
Channel 19
The parking shortage and North Carolina’s ‘data-driven’ enforcement
How counting disabled vehicles as “parked” vehicles contributed to the expansion of N.C.’s truck parking enforcement effort last year. High time more states attracted tax revenue by encouraging parking facility development rather than going after $25 fines and court costs.
March 8, 2016
Parking
Trucking groups fighting state initiatives to close rest stops
Notes on closures in Connecticut and Arkansas, and a new one in North Carolina. Trucking groups, meanwhile, continue to fight closures, which come in response to tightening state budgets.
February 16, 2016
Parking
Truck ‘N Park demonstration hits the ground running
I-95 Corridor Coalition Truck ‘N Park project coordinator Marygrace Parker realizes capacity is the biggest issue when it comes to truck parking, she says, but hopes real-time availability-info sharing can at least help mitigate the problem in the short term.
February 15, 2016
Parking
New trucker-friendly hotel-booking engine
PTAG, the Professional Trucker’s Association Group, has launched its “PTAG Safe Truck Parking Program,” primarily a hotel-booking engine with negotiated discounts built in, the organization notes.
December 30, 2015
Parking
Top 20 worst states for truck parking
Though California tops Overdrive’s weighted rankings of the worst states for truck parking at No. 1, Northeast states occupied Nos. 2-6. Access news of new developments and more data in the top 20 list and these interactive maps.
December 14, 2015
Channel 19
Bad news from the parking trail: Another lot joins the ‘no parking’ list
The expanses of Walmart parking lots were once viewed as friendly places for an overnight, and were often utilized by truckers in locales under-served by traditional truck stops — that continues to change …
December 12, 2015
Parking
Parking: Data on rest areas v. truck stops
Data show that parking issues aren’t limited to states showing a high percentage of publicly controlled spaces or those with a high percentage of private spaces.
December 3, 2015
Parking
Truck parking, state by state
Overdrive’s national rankings of states’ trucking parking shortages is presented in an interactive map. Use the map to access more national data on where the problem is worst (California, Rhode Island…), likewise our most recent coverage of the parking issue.
December 2, 2015
Parking
Parking: ‘It’s bad all over’
With a major study out and a new national coalition beginning regional meetings, the heat’s up on the increasing need for safe parking.
December 1, 2015
Channel 19
‘Do we need any more trucks in our community?’
What happens when a service shop wants to put in secured truck parking on their property — citizen backlash, citing “every kind of crime” trucks supposedly bring with them.
November 27, 2015
Parking
Parking: Creative approach meets small-minded resistance in Hutchins, Texas
Where parking needs may increasingly be met: Efforts by fleets, shippers and receivers, even your preferred service location, to accommodate overnight truck parking needs.
November 27, 2015
Parking
ELDs, hours, parking: Owner-operators’ top 3 critical issues
Considerable fleet/operator common ground is seen in hours of service, CSA, parking and related issues, though the economy ranks higher in Overdrive’s list. Plus: Voices on the “Missouri Truck Ferry” project.
November 20, 2015
Parking
The rise of pay-to-park
While some owner-operators appreciate the ability to reserve a space, Chuck Bishop of Sanger, Texas, thinks otherwise. Pilot Flying J, meanwhile, may be next with a systemwide pay-to-park system.
November 19, 2015
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