Tag: Truck Parking

VIDEO: Parked semi truck is shamefully vandalized

A hardworking truck driver has his livelihood put at stake by vandals who badly damaged his parked truck.

Trucker hit by car during boot dispute in Georgia Walmart parking lot

A man was arrested after striking a truck driver with his car during a dispute over a booted big rig at a Walmart in Perry, Georgia, on Tuesday.

North Carolina town to ban truckers from parking at their own homes

Truck drivers in a North Carolina town will have to make new parking plans after city leaders voted last night to forbid them from parking commercial vehicles on any residential property within city limits.

STUDY: Fatigue-related CMV crashes increase the further a driver has to go to find parking

A new study from the University of Kentucky found that the rate of fatigue-related crashes by commercial vehicle drivers increases the further that the crash site is from a rest area or truck stop.

Iowa considers closing down almost half of the state’s rest areas

The Iowa Department of Transportation recently announced that they are considering a plan to shutter nearly half of the state's rest areas -- a decision that could leave truckers in the lurch when they need parking.

Chicago suburb considers banning booting vehicles

The city of Hammond, Indiana, is considering an ordinance that would prevent private property owners from booting vehicles because of safety concerns -- and because of complaints from truck drivers.

Virginia lawmaker raises alarm about truck parking problem

A Virginia delegate believes that the ELD Mandate is to blame for a serious safety issue after he spotted numerous truck drivers with nowhere to park lined up on the shoulders and onramps of the interstate.

One rest area opens, four close in North Carolina

North Carolina transportation officials have opened one new rest stop along I-77 but they also shut down four others. New Iredell Rest Area The new rest...

No truck parking at Florida Love’s during 10 day bike fest

Love's Travel Center in Ormond Beach, Florida, has announced that there will be no long term truck parking starting this weekend because of an...

Minnesota at work on technology to help truckers find safe parking

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)is currently at work installing new technology at several rest areas throughout the state to help truckers find safe parking...

Sleeping trucker robbed at gunpoint at Georgia gas station

Georgia authorities are warning truck drivers to be on guard after a truck driver was robbed of hundreds of dollars by two armed suspects...

Illinois Walmart racks up $18K in fines for allowing trucks to park overnight in lot

Springfield, Illinois, has been issuing a Walmart store thousands of dollars worth of fines for allowing semi trucks to park overnight in its lot. Springfield...

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