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Channel 19

The small-fleet stop on Martinez’s tour through the industry this Nov.

Ray Martinez, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator, is slated to be the keynote speaker for the annual NASTC meeting from Thursday-Saturday November 1-3.

August 28, 2018

Channel 19

Parking issue panel set for GATS later this month

The truck parking issue panel established for the 2018 GATS will take on more nontraditional looks at truck parking capacity. Learn more on Overdrive.

August 7, 2018

Truck Stops

Love’s opens new store in Abilene, Kansas

With 74 truck parking spaces to the area the new Love's also offers drivers a Hardee's restaurant, five showers, laundry facilities and Love's Truck Tire Care.

July 27, 2018

Parking

Florida rolls out truck parking availability notices on I-95 and I-4, plans expansion

The Truck Parking Availability System in Florida is providing this data on I-95 and I-4 in certain counties. See how the system works here on Overdrive.

July 19, 2018

Parking

N.C. city bans parking trucks at drivers’ homes

Rocky Mount, N.C.’s city council adopted an ordinance that bans the parking of commercial vehicles and/or trailers longer than 25 feet or weighing more than 10,000 pounds, which includes Class 3-8 trucks, in residential areas.

July 16, 2018

Business

Small Kentucky town’s 22-year-old ‘Unloading License’ ordinance draws confusion from truckers

Local businesses in West Buechel, Ky., can pay $125 a year for stickers to give to truckers delivering in the town, allowing truckers to park in the city limits. Without a sticker from a local business, truckers would be subject to a $25 fine.

July 2, 2018

Parking

Four western states seek funding for truck parking information system

The I-10 Corridor Coalition, made up of departments of transportation from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California, is seeking a $13.7 million grant through the FHWA to develop a system that would inform truckers about available parking at rest areas through signs along the corridor.

June 25, 2018

Voices

NATSO: Overdrive asked wrong question in rest area commercialization report

Could rest area commercialization lead to a reduction in truck parking? NATSO's Lisa Mullings offers her opinion about rest area commercialization on Overdrive.

June 18, 2018

Truck Stops

Pilot opening new locations in Louisiana, Iowa, Colorado and Texas

Pilot Flying J's Pilot Travel Centers opening in Louisiana, Iowa, Colorado, and Texas. Amenities include additional truck parking spaces, showers, and more.

June 14, 2018

Overdrive Radio

ELD impacts, take 3,456,891: Talking paid reserved parking, hurry-up dynamics, training and more with owner-op Carolyn Carroll

Listen to Carolyn Carroll explain the benefits of reserved parking and how she fairs as a truck driver in a male-dominated profession on Overdrive Radio.

June 8, 2018

Electronic Logging Devices

Providing real-time counts of parking spaces

Love's Travel Stops, Pilot Flying J, and TA/Petro are developing systems for apps or web portals that allow truckers to see parking availability near them.

June 8, 2018

Overdrive Extra

#Parkingdesert in the eye of the beholder

In which “Long Haul Paul” Marhoefer tests his own and readers’ conflicting contentions about parking availability on the I-75 corridor north and south of Atlanta. … “Reading some of your responses reminded me of an incident that took place at the West Memphis Petro back in 1997.” …

June 6, 2018