Tag: Jason's Law: Page 2

Parking

Curbman wisdom and other assorted thoughts from the peanut gallery

A recent $25 million federal grant to eight states for parking-availability-information systems could build as many as 2,500 new spaces.

November 6, 2015

Overdrive Radio

Hope Rivenburg: General public ‘naive’ on truck-parking needs

Our podcast interview with truck-parking advocate Hope Rivenburg, widow of Jason’s Law’s namesake. Also: Hutchins, Texas, zoning hearing upcoming on new parking facility there after roadblocks hit by diesel shop.

October 1, 2015

Parking

Reservation systems, pay-to-park efforts in critical eye of new truck parking analysis

Close to half of all driver respondents to a wide-ranging ATRI survey on parking reported no willingness to pay for parking whatsoever — the survey examined this and other parking issues.

September 23, 2015

Channel 19

Jason’s Law parking survey: Top 10 states in need of more spaces

Ranked here find the states where the dearth of spaces is most pronounced — and tell us: What three states as a general rule present the biggest parking problems for you?

September 21, 2015

Parking

Truck-parking shortage back in the mainstream — primary safety issue for drivers, says advocate

Speaking from Dallas in an interview with the hosts of the Here & Now National Public Radio-affiliated program, Desiree Wood of Real Women in Trucking detailed the parking issue.

August 28, 2015

Parking

National Coalition on Truck Parking formed, results of Jason’s Law parking study released

DOT reps and stakeholder groups have signed a pledge of commitment to a newly created National Coalition on Truck Parking.

August 21, 2015

Parking

Parking shortage hits the mainstream

A Wall Street Journal story last week took on the issue of the difficulties faced by truckers finding a safe parking spot in widespread congested areas around the nation.

January 27, 2015

Channel 19

Engagement on parking safety, availability in the wake of driver’s murder

Catch a replay of a discussion spearheaded by Allen and Donna Smith Wed., July 16, with Hope Rivenburg and owner-operator Michael Boeglin’s widow, Ashley Boeglin, and father-in-law, former driver David Clark.

July 17, 2014

Parking

Trucker found shot in truck in Detroit, rig burned

A truck driver was found in Detroit June 27 shot to death inside his truck, which had been set on fire, according to multiple news reports from local news stations.

July 7, 2014

Overdrive Radio

Jason’s Law: Five years after the passing of its namesake

In conversation with Overdrive’s Wendy Parker, Hope Rivenburg, marking the fifth anniversary of the death of her husband, for whom the Jason’s Law truck parking legislation is named, stresses the need for drivers to continue to press their legislators on areas where truck parking is sorely lacking and/or unsafe.

March 18, 2014

Channel 19

Last haul from the Texas pea harvest: Unloading with Cody Blankenship

Photos and reporting from a Bells, Tenn., unload with Cody Blankenship, who sees parking availability as the biggest issue going, despite Jason’s Law. Hours, e-logs compound the problem…

December 17, 2013

Channel 19

Looking for fleet/owner-operator common ground

If drivers and fleet folks truly presented a united front on hours to Congress and regulators, would anything change for the better in terms of flexibility?

October 26, 2013