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Electronic Logging Devices

Could commercialization stem tide of rest area closures?

The ability to commercialize older rest stops would give states the ability to add restaurants, fueling and maybe even additional parking. Details here.

June 5, 2018

Channel 19

More on personal conveyance in the hours of service with Roadcheck a day away

With Roadchecks starting June 5th, be in the know about the new personal conveyance guidelines and check out the decline in violations since 2014.

June 4, 2018

Overdrive Radio

How long will good times in the economy last? And: Mailbag from the no-parking trail

Truckstop.com panelists discuss predictions for how long economic conditions will continue to favor trucking. Plus, owner-operator expresses parking dismay.

June 1, 2018

Channel 19

‘Shipper of choice’ phrase on the rise, but what about its negative?

Be a "shipper of choice," not a "shipper of last resort." Overdrive sheds light on a growing problem of shippers taking advantage of truckers in the industry.

May 31, 2018

Business

FMCSA allows personal conveyance use from a shipper/receiver to a parking location

More details have been pegged for agricultural hours of service exemption and how personal conveyance can now be used to reach a safe resting location.

May 31, 2018

Electronic Logging Devices

ELDs up the ante on parking

Check out the unintended effect of the ELD mandate on parking and what truckers are saying about the parking situation across the U.S. on Overdrive.

May 30, 2018

Overdrive Extra

Report from a #parkingdesert

With almost 250 fewer semi-truck parking spaces available along GA's I-75 corridor, truck drivers are facing new dilemmas in the wake of the ELD mandate.

May 29, 2018

Channel 19

The truck booting, towing trap — another nontraditional parking spot to avoid

Glenn Keller and Leander Richmond shed light on towing companies setting up booting and towing traps in known trucker parking locations.

May 17, 2018

Channel 19

ELDs’ parking impact: Trucker Path data show big shift in planning, little in capacity stress

It's clear, at least, that when it comes to parking in the electronic age, truckers want to know what's ahead. Check out the Trucker Path data here.

May 15, 2018

Overdrive Radio

Mailbag: Most readers feel ELDs have exacerbated parking issues

A run through the mailbag on Overdrive Radio with contrarians on and, mostly, true believers in the notion that the ELD mandate has exacerbated parking issues around the nation. And: A little detail on an hours-enforcement-with-ELD situation that begged for officer leniency, and none was to be had.

May 4, 2018

Channel 19

Parking since the ELD mandate — what have you seen?

Have you seen greater parking stresses since the ELD mandate came into play? Dial our podcast line at 530-408-6423 to weigh in with a message. From his perspective, awareness of the parking problem, certainly, has risen as a result, says Delaware Sgt. Walter Newton. Also a reminder: A smartphone app alone will not get you to all the way to an ELD …

May 3, 2018

Parking

DOT plans to survey truck stops, states and enforcers about parking shortage

Following up on a 2014 survey of truck drivers about the challenges they face in finding secure parking, the U.S. DOT’s Federal Highway Administration announced last week it plans to survey truck stop operators, state DOT officials and enforcement personnel about inadequacies in available truck parking.

May 3, 2018