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POLL: What’s the biggest trucking issue?
The American Transportation Research Institute’s top 10 trucking issues, identified by fleets, were released early this week. This poll asks which of them (or others) is most important to you.
October 21, 2015
POLL: Rest areas v. truck stops — where is parking more difficult for you?
Considering your total parking needs, at what kinds of facilities do you experience the greatest problems — public facilities like rest areas or private truck stops? All of the above? Sound off here.
October 6, 2015
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Hope Rivenburg: General public ‘naive’ on truck-parking needs
Our podcast interview with truck-parking advocate Hope Rivenburg, widow of Jason’s Law’s namesake. Also: Hutchins, Texas, zoning hearing upcoming on new parking facility there after roadblocks hit by diesel shop.
October 1, 2015
Parking
POLL: How often is finding a parking place a problem for you?
How much time do you spend looking for parking on average — and how often is finding a spot a serious issue on the road? Call 530-408-6423 to scale in with a message and/or vote in the poll here.
September 24, 2015
Parking
Reservation systems, pay-to-park efforts in critical eye of new truck parking analysis
Close to half of all driver respondents to a wide-ranging ATRI survey on parking reported no willingness to pay for parking whatsoever — the survey examined this and other parking issues.
September 23, 2015
Channel 19
Jason’s Law parking survey: Top 10 states in need of more spaces
Ranked here find the states where the dearth of spaces is most pronounced — and tell us: What three states as a general rule present the biggest parking problems for you?
September 21, 2015
Parking
Truck-parking shortage back in the mainstream — primary safety issue for drivers, says advocate
Speaking from Dallas in an interview with the hosts of the Here & Now National Public Radio-affiliated program, Desiree Wood of Real Women in Trucking detailed the parking issue.
August 28, 2015
Parking
National Coalition on Truck Parking formed, results of Jason’s Law parking study released
DOT reps and stakeholder groups have signed a pledge of commitment to a newly created National Coalition on Truck Parking.
August 21, 2015
Parking
They weren’t mad at all
Video and report: Wendy visits her town council on the parking ban in place.
August 19, 2015
Parking
Parking in a perfect world
“Sometimes, being able to come home to sleep every other night isn’t as neat as it sounds. Sometimes, you spend the 15 hours listening to whiny people cry about how awful your truck is…”
August 10, 2015
Parking
Duct-taping the love
“Sometimes, trucking is hard.” — Wendy (almost) goes ballistic after finding an angry note duct-taped to the Parkers’ Freightliner’s custom paint after a long period of home-time parking…
June 10, 2015
Parking
Trucker Path crowd-sourcing parking info
The Trucker Path multifunction smartphone app introduced a new feature for the app, which enables truckers to provide and access parking availability information for locations across the country.
April 30, 2015
Parking
Notes on Miami
“Last week I learned that I don’t care much for Miami.” Diamond in the rough: the Mobil station on state road 997 in Krome has one of the best cheese-steaks around. …
April 17, 2015
Parking
Hope Rivenburg: General public ‘naive’ on truck parking
Rivenburg is a parking advocate and widow of slain trucker and Jason’s Law namesake Jason Rivenburg. Overdrive interviewed her in 2015.
April 6, 2015
Parking
Truckers’ parking perspectives: ATRI seeks driver input on parking, reservation systems
The American Transportation Research Institute is seeking input from truck operators on their perceptions of trucking parking availability and the viability of truck parking reservation systems.
April 1, 2015
Channel 19
Florida bike week, anyone?
Headed past Daytona through the 15th? Brief word to the wise: As thousands of motorcyclsts converge on the aarea March 6-15, Love’s in Ormond Beach off I-95 at exit 273 will be fuel-and-go-only.
March 5, 2015
Parking
Actual news? Or a desperate grab for attention …
“I used to get mad and fire back, but there’s not enough time in the day anymore. We will always have to deal with haters — it’s best to just pat them on the head, maybe throw them a little attention bone,” and get on with it.
February 22, 2015
Parking
The big-truck ballet
Wendy watching the world go by: “When you sit back, turn the CB off, and just watch the trucks rolling in and out, it’s a lot like a big-truck ballet. You can pick the Prima Ballerinas out immediately….”
February 20, 2015
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