parking

A U.S. House appropriations bill includes $200 million to address the truck parking shortage, a problem plaguing most truck drivers.

While trailer parking outside the ports of LA and Long Beach is likely to be more constrained soon than it already is, carriers will look for cost-friendly and secure areas.

Commercial vehicle parking and storage provider Semi-Stow is now Outpost. It hopes to double its existing properties after an infusion of $12.5 million in Series A funding.

Love’s plans on adding as many as 2,000 truck parking spots this year, less than in recent years.

Some companies have found success by taking a unique approach to the turnover problem. Those organizations are abandoning the age-old sleeper cab – or at least reducing their dependence on it. 

A new app from Finloc 2000 allows carriers, drivers and, soon, freight brokers to book overnight truck parking, addressing an issue that plagues the U.S. trucking industry.

New York City police have targeted overnight truck parking in a section of the city close to Kennedy Airport.

Love’s has killed plans to build a truck stop on Interstate 90 in Montana, with local opposition winning out despite government approval.

Elk Grove Village, next to O’Hare airport, has pushed back against more truck parking on its streets with a big jump in fines.

Curb management firm Automotus will spearhead a smart loading zones pilot program in Pittsburgh.

Crowded city streets and limited spaces slow down the last mile, drive up costs

Truck stops offering huge parking lots, smorgasbords, movie theaters and even pet services ranked among drivers’ favorites.

The two groups disagree on numerous issues but came together over the issue of parking.

Private money can add parking better than public money because there is only so much that can be done with public spending on interstate rest areas.

The research group revealed its list at the annual meeting of the American Trucking Associations.

Parking lots are riskier than you might think

Road Diets explained, with examples

The new law has some changes for smaller trucks but larger trucks are facing tight restrictions.

The impact on the city’s large East African community of a proposed ban on overnight truck parking has arisen as a big factor in slowing the proposal.

One alternative: The team moves to Las Vegas, though that would keep Howard Terminal in place.

FreightWaves examines ways carriers can limit their GHG emissions that won’t cost them an additional investment in electric vehicles.

Have time to catch a NASCAR race while on the road? These are five tracks that are very accommodating to truckers.

State-by-state permission to park overnight at weigh stations isn’t consistent across the country.

Survey is part of a broader effort among California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to set up a parking alert system

Information will be displayed through telematics for Indiana and Iowa

Head of state’s trucking association is disappointed, but says impacts can be offset

Love’s faces opposition in Arizona; ODFL likely to get tax breaks in Ohio.

Businessman Bob Mericle says he wants to do his part during the coronavirus pandemic by offering free truck parking at his 15-acre, 400-space lot in Strafford, Missouri.

New Hampshire’s rest stops are open for parking, vending and bathroom facilities, according to a spokeswoman for the state’s Department of Transportation. Clarifying news reports that could have been interpreted […]

A truck driver rolling through Nebraska carrying toilet paper to the shelves may have encountered an unpleasant fact – a rest stop he or she was planning to use might […]

Limited food options in the new Pennsylvania opening, but better than zero.

TA’s CEO says it’s a sign of supply chain “resilience.”

The move comes after the state got hit with criticism for its move.

And a small loadboard company gains hosannas for offering…five parking spots.

But bathrooms may stay shut, Stewart says.

The rule went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.

Two updates for Tuesday on the shooting of a truck driver last Friday at a TA facility in Oklahoma. A spokeswoman for TA released this statement: “TA is aware of […]

OKC police are investigating, to turn over findings to DA.

The expansion is roughly in line with those of recent years.

Truck Parking Europe displays more than 34,000 parking spaces across Europe, and has over a million downloads on its smartphone application.

Plus; More ride-sharing for kids; Oregon follows California with new diesel pollution bill; fuel cell exec doesn’t want fuel-cells in cars.

As cities witness the steady rise in vehicle inflow on their streets, city administrations would have to contend with two primary issues – prevalence of parking spots and the regular occurrence of traffic jams. Traffic micro-simulation models suggest a new regulatory scheme that might offer some respite.

Truck Spot is an app that helps truckers sub-lease parking spots on an hourly or daily basis and make sure they do not run out of options to park their trucks at the end of their HOS, or when they want to take a break.

There were only ever two good reasons for Amazon to build a headquarters in greater New York City.

The states are at different points in their adoption of the program, but some of them are showing the way in what can be done.

Basic amenities such as snacks and a bathroom rank high among truck drivers as improvements shippers can implement at their locations to improve the driver experience.

Also in the pickup: Morgan Stanley index, and a move back to sailing across the ocean.

Oil prices fall on the back of a possible supply glut; highly populated cities are fighting back to regulate traffic during peak hours; U.S. companies are finding it hard to continue working in Iran after the now-in-effect trade sanctions.

It is now clarified that your truck can be laden while driving for personal conveyance.

Also in the pickup: better tools for sleep apnea instruments in sleeper berths; does Buffet care about BNSF’ OR?

Cameras and “magnetometers” will be used to supply data into a system that will tell drivers whether parking is available.

Parking is a hot button issue across the transportation industry, but it certainly does not carry the same weight among drivers and those who manage transportation companies.

Also in today’s issue: a beating shows the dangers to truckers, even off the road; an Indian company looks to disrupt that company’s trucking sector.

Springfield, Illinois hits Walmart with a $50k fine for allowing truck parking. Safeway delivery drivers make history with a newly ratified union contract. We interview Senator Bob Corker about Trump’s tariffs. 162 transportation and logistics companies make the 2018 Inc. 5000 list. JP and Chad discuss all this and more on this week’s episode.

Walmart is facing a $50,000 fine for allowing trucks to park at one of its Illinois stores. The penalty came from the city of Springfield, which claims the store is not following the parking plan approved by the city when it was built.

New research is underway regarding one of the transportation industry’s most prevalent concerns: the lack of safe and available parking.

Tariffs cause an early boost in California ports, auto industry leaders warn Trump of tariff consequences, and more in Today’s Pickup.

We pull out the key findings from Trucker Path’s 2018 Truck Parking Report to shine a little more light on the country’s parking problem.

The new Trucker Path whitepaper finds that 70% of truckers have had to violate HOS, and 96% have parked in areas not designated for trucks. 48% spend an hour or more to find safe truck parking, driving time that does not translate into fleet revenues.

Freedom of movement in the 150-mile radius, and a loosening of the rules to get somewhere safely are part of FMCSA’s latest guidance.

Freedom of movement in the 150-mile radius, and a loosening of the rules to get somewhere safely are part of FMCSA’s latest guidance.

Trucking’s persistent parking problem is only getting worse. What’s being done to help solve the issue?

Have ELD’s worsen the truck parking problem? Perhaps, but the real problem remains where spots are located and letting drivers know those locations.