Truck Stop Question, getting blocked in when parking is limited?

Wake them up so they can move to let you out

 

I've parked on curb before, but I usually park in a way nobody else can park next to me... it's hard to find parking after 6 as it is... if you can get in early and get a spot that's best

 

What I do is knock on their window when it’s time to go. Not a big deal, everyone moves, don’t even worry about knocking might be rude. Annoying but no biggie.

 

It is rude to try to get out and you hit their trucks to wake them up.

Knock on the door, ask them to move and nine times out of ten they will move.

 

Parking along the curb is not a parking spot. Just because their is not a No Parking Sign. Usually trucks can't make the swing if someone parks alongside the curb or it make it more difficult for everyone else. You found this out when other drives parked just like your did. When everyone starts making their own parking spot eventually someone gets blocked in.

all you can do is go wake then up. If the truck stop is full people have to park by the curb. What gets me is drives parking along the curb even when their are lots of parking spot.

 

9 times out of 10 they don't move anymore.

Because they're on E L O G S.

That's the excuse I ALWAYS get when I can't go to work because my truck is blocked in at the barn. Sometimes. We're lucky if we can park our cars in the employee parking.

 

Park in a normal parking spot. Looking for shortcuts brings problems.

 

Park in a spot instead.

If spots are full, park on curb if you must.

Politely wake up drivers that have blocked you in when you're ready to leave.

If I'm forced into a compromised parking situation, I talk to other drivers and see who needs to go where, and when - often find a better solution this way.

Keep cool - good luck.

 

I see drivers in legal spots asking drivers parked on curbs to move all the time because there isn't enough room to get out of their spot. The only time I've been blocked in was by a hot shot driver pulling an RV. Knocked on his door and he told me to F** off. I went inside and told the management and let them deal with him. He moved and left.