Shutting down for the night: a challenge

I had that same problem 30 years ago.

 

Has been a problem for years for guys who like to/have to run late into the night. Sometimes you can park at receivers or close by in industrial parks. I feel for ya. I was always running my own schedule and liked to start early early and shut down early so never had as much problems.

 

Just not as bad as today.............20 years ago, We could find decent parking at the 76 at 9pm.....

And If a Schneider,England,Swift or JB Hunt was in my parking Spot..They were woken up and told to Move

 

Expect parking to be an issue until the day you get your gold watch.

It's a known problem, you'll learn tricks and gain knowledge about how to handle this situation over the next...30-40 years assuming you keep with driving, but I wouldn't get my hopes up with expecting any change. There's a few online, government sponsored questionnaires about parking right now. You'd be kidding yourself if you think those are gonna help.

Rest areas, metro parking and truck stops that are designed for 53' trailers are what is really needed, here. And you'll get none of it.

 

Really, you gotta do what you can to get your schedule more normal, like starting your clock at 6AM. That way you'll find parking. Complain to your FM about the situation...

Even Rest Area parking is hard to find that time of night. You gotta either be a night runner and run until 5AM every night before you shut down (the truck stops start to declutter around this time) or run normal day hours. Finishing up at 1AM every night is insanity... you'll be screwed unless you can sleep at consignees.

 

At night,depending what part of the country you're at,you will always have trouble finding a parking spot some places after 5 pm and others once it the sun starts to set.Then come 7 am you'll start to find quite a few places to park.But the time u end your day.finding a spot can be like finding a needle in a hay stack.

 

Oh Yeah...Back In Those Days..You better believe it.

Today.........Everyione has so called 'the right" to fair treatment irredardless who you are and who you work for


Then again, We live in a different Time now too...........

You cant even use the Term '######' or 'Sissy' anymore........(Which meant something someone did that was "gay" Or Momma boy like)


even though that person wasnt really "Gay" it was just a Figure of Speech we called people that Pissed us off...(yes,I had my share of name calling too)

Its just the way things were..........Truckers were Truckers..Tough Men and a few gals..That Did their jobs without excuses...Stood up for what was right..And Fathered many Young,Timid,new Drivers into the field....... But of course came a Price..And 1 of the Prices you Paid was you Didn't get done at 2pm and Hog a Front -row SPOT.....You would be woken up and instructed to Move come 9pm

 

Some states your allowed to park along on/off ramps, some your not. Id recommend if your gonna do that park along the "on" ramp not the "off" ramp.