truck parking News Updates

Arizona transportation officials have identified needs for more truck parking spaces and passing/climbing lanes on key roadways as shipments grow.

Describing efforts to battle the truck parking shortage, top federal transportation and maritime leaders unveiled a guide to help states and described available grants.

American Trucking Associations recently highlighted the U.S. Department of Transportation’s focus on matters related to truck parking.

The Trucking Association of New York and state leaders are looking to address a shortage of truck parking in the New York City area that has led to trucks being towed and booted.

A bill to force truckers to stay away from Delaware residential parking or pay skyrocketing fines up to $2,000 awaits action by Gov. John Carney after it sailed through state General Assembly largely unopposed.

Researchers from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), the University of Wisconsin-Madison and ParkUnload are conducting a truck parking pilot study to better understand how truck drivers use existing parking spaces and to test the benefits of using a mobile parking app.

An Interstate 81 coalition wants to form a multistate team to apply for federal funds to improve truck parking following a recent roundtable discussion with six states about inadequate spaces along the vital eastern U.S. freight corridor.

The American Transportation Research Institute supports efforts to create three guidebooks to help states better manage and improve truck parking facilities.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told senators the U.S. Department of Transportation is addressing the need for increasing access to parking for truck drivers.

Truck parking, which affects everything from driver satisfaction to cargo security, is a top concern for the trucking industry.