A lack of available truck parking creates a dangerous and costly dilemma for truck drivers who are forced to drive beyond allowable HOS rules or park in undesignated and potentially unsafe locations.
ATRI’s proposed strategies include identifying strategic locations on the National Freight Network for new or expanded truck parking due to increased traffic congestion, staging needs and regulatory changes; creating a new federal funding program designed to increase truck parking capacity and freight-critical locations; and researching the role and value of real-time truck parking information and reservation systems.
Here is how Bulk Transporter covered the parking issue during 2019:
