Truck parking problem

Mandeep

I see trucks parked in the strangest places sometimes fairly far away from interstates so it got me realizing that its probably pretty difficult for a truck driver to find a place to park. How big of an issue is finding overnight parking?

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Addie

04.11.2024

If you don’t time it right, you’re outta luck and in for a long night.

Mari

11.24.2023

It’s a real hassle, especially when rest stops are packed tight

Denzel

08.21.2023

Sometimes you gotta park in the boonies just to catch some Z’s

Iestyn

01.12.2023

+ All depends on the region, lane, day of week, and time of day. It varies wildly and is often hard to predict because trucking volume is cyclical by region, as well.

Alastair Glover

01.12.2023

The lane I'm on right now (Portland to Denver) it's pretty easy to find parking until at least 8pm in most areas, unless the weather turns bad.

Marni

01.09.2023

+ Sice most truck stops fill up between 4pm and 6pm, finding parking is a HUGE pain. Basically there are way more trucks on the road now than there were 20 years ago and truck parking hasn't changed to accommodate the new rigs.

Krueger

01.09.2023

Massive pain. Truck stops and rest areas fill up pretty early in the evening. Rest areas are the worst because they literally fill up. All the spots and then all the driving space so you pull in and all the illegally parked trucks make it impossible to manuever.

Barney

01.07.2023

It depends on how close you have to be to a bathroom / fast food. I always stopped to get food and to shit before finding a place to shut down. Then I'd just find a commercial area to shut down in

Grayson

01.06.2023

When i was running from tx to wy I was always fortunate enough to find a rest stop, or picnic area 😏😏

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