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Readers diverge on the value of a parking reservation
Ensuring you wonât have to risk the potential for a boot is at least possible in todayâs world. About one in four owner-operators (24%) report regular use of paid advance parking-reservation systems. At once, given how stressed parking infrastructure is, sometimes a reserved spot might not be truly reserved upon arrival.
January 6, 2020
Parking
Parking perils: The increasing cost, and risk, of booting and towing
Booting and towing incidents have become more numerous and more costly, owner-operators and others report. Some advocates call for national regulation of the practice, particularly when drivers are asleep in their trucks.
January 2, 2020
Business
Could Coloradoâs pending vehicle booting regulation be a model for the nation?
A new rule in process in Colorado would place a statewide prohibition on the booting of any vehicle that is occupied. Some watchers note Coloradoâs approach could provide a model for other states when it comes to vehicle immobilization devices and heavy-duty trucks.
December 5, 2019
Voices
POLL: Has your truck ever been towed or booted?
Has a truck under your ownership ever experienced the unfortunate circumstance of needing a tow, whether after an accident or mechanical failure â or another reason? Have you experienced the perhaps even more unfortunate application of a wheel or windshield boot in a no-parking area? Weigh in here.
November 28, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Occupied vehicle booting: âNo, it does not happen to carsâ; More 10-4 voices
In this Overdrive Radio edition, readers offer some obvious-seeming advice: If youâre at an open location with any no-parking sign within eyesight â- do the reasonable thing and get out and ask a question in-store before you make a $300 or more costly mistake.That only works to an extent, of course. ⌠Some cases here, also, from readers where it most definitely didnât.
November 21, 2019
Channel 19
Heads-up: Park at the Dandridge, Tenn., Speedway location for an overnight and you will be towed
Or at least youâll be hooked up to by a tow operator who will unhook at a cost of $300. Amid recently renewed calls to outlaw this practice, one independentâs wee-hours story from Dandridge and perspective from the tow operator and property owner, too.
November 15, 2019
Overdrive Radio
The truck booting trap, and one small fleet ownerâs ongoing crusade for a solution
Local and/or state regs around booting and towing vary considerably, as small fleet owner Leander Richmond has most certainly found in his efforts to raise awareness among truckers and law enforcement about the more predatory boots in that business. Here in this weekâs Overdrive Radio podcast, what he sees as a possible solution to the problem.
November 8, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Report from a #parkingdesert
With almost 250 fewer semi-truck parking spaces available along GA's I-75 corridor, truck drivers are facing new dilemmas in the wake of the ELD mandate.
May 29, 2018
Channel 19
The truck booting, towing trap â another nontraditional parking spot to avoid
Glenn Keller and Leander Richmond shed light on towing companies setting up booting and towing traps in known trucker parking locations.
May 17, 2018
Business
Hauling the Ebola virus with Dallas hazmat response team and wrecker service
CG Environmental owner Erick McCallum Tuesday, Oct. 21, was hopeful that âweâre seeing the end of it coming very soon.â The company, with an affiliated wrecker service, has been on the front lines of the Ebola clean-up in Dallas.
October 22, 2014
Channel 19
Get your load on: The DIY tow
One man, one load, two trucks in Charles Rhodesâ DIY tow â one of those âgettinâ âer doneâ moments on the highway.
April 5, 2014
Business
Truck haters and Mother freakinâ Nature
âJust another day in trucking. A crappy one. But thatâs OK because it still beats night shift at a nursing home, and we both woke up breathing again. So thereâs that.â
January 29, 2014
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