For the 2021 fiscal year, President Trump is requesting $1 trillion for infrastructure which includes a good chunk of change for more truck parking. With every budget comes increases and decreases. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will get a slight increase and the Department of Transportation will get a…
With its lack of a truck stop and the only places for trucks to park are not necessarily safe places, the people of Peoria, Illinois, are thinking of changing their rules. Currently, there is a ban on parking trucks within municipal limits, but there is no place for trucks to…
There is an idea going around the Minneapolis, Minnesota area that would ban the parking of large commercial vehicles on city streets. A lot of local businesses are complaining about lack of parking for their customers, business fronts are blocked from the public eye, and parking lots are getting blocked…
The Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials would like to understand the truck parking situation in the Midwest. With help from the American Transportation Research Insititute, there is a survey at the link below to get trucker perspectives on the Truck Parking Information Management System installed throughout the states…
With the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Hours of Service, finding parking spaces when you need them can be tricky. Sleeping in empty lots or on the side of the road is dangerous, especially for women. As the hours of service dictate, truckers can cut their day short by finding…