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Parking: A Challenge All Truck Drivers Face

Parking: A Challenge All Truck Drivers Face

Here’s something most people don’t think about, but for those truckers who’ve ever tried to find a parking spot, this is a relevant issue: parking. Just like cars in busy cities have a hard time finding a parking spot during the day, so do truckers with their oversized trailers.

It turns out that there are too many semitrailers on the road and not enough parking spots for them. The statistics don’t lie. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s count of trucks registered across the country grew from 8.2 million in 2004 to 10.6 million in 2013. Did the number of parking spots increase, too, to keep up with those numbers? Nope. The result has been bad news, as drivers are forced to spend more time on the road because they can’t find a place to park. There’s nothing worse than a tired driver who just wants to park and rest but can’t find a spot. The lack of parking spots correlates with an increase in truck accidents. Ohio, for example, saw a record of nearly 21,300 truck crashes last year, involving 143 fatalities. Lack of places to park is a real problem for the trucking industry.

Unfortunately parking for semitrailers is all too often an afterthought. Truck stops and rest stops easily get filled up these days, and then truckers are forced to look elsewhere for a place to pull over, rest, eat, nap, and/or sleep. But where? It’s very hard to find a space that’s open to large trucks and trailers with property owners willing to let them park there. Basically, the trucking industry needs to consider both short term and long term solutions to the serious lack of parking available from coast to coast.

 

 

Could Teenagers Be The Answer To Truck Driver Shortages?

Could Teenagers Be The Answer To Truck Driver Shortages?

Being in the trucking industry, it’s no secret that there’s a serious shortage of truck drivers throughout the United States. In fact, the American Truck Driving Association projects a shortage of nearly 240,000 drivers by 2022, according to a recent article. 240,000 drivers, we’ll let that sink in because that’s a LOT of jobs to… Continue Reading

Truck Driver is One of Most America’s Jobs

Truck Driver is One of Most America’s Jobs

Pretty much wherever people live, truckers are needed. Without truckers, how would Americans get their food, furniture, automobiles and everything else needed to live modern life? Recently on Facebook, a map of the USA showing the most popular job in each state has been making the rounds. In 29 states, truck drivers make up the… Continue Reading

Finding a Truck Driver for the Holidays

Finding a Truck Driver for the Holidays

Doesn’t it seem to get harder and harder to hold onto the magic of the holiday season? If you can remember a time when you truly believed in Santa Claus, nothing quite matches up to that feeling on Christmas morning, running downstairs to a mountain of presents overflowing from under the tree. Where did it… Continue Reading