I found this from a study done by the department of transportation in 2002 concerning truck parking and what should be done about it Table 17. Parking space utilization: Demand/supply ratio along interstates and other NHS routes carrying more than 1,000 trucks per day. Public Commercial Total State Ratio Category Ratio Category Ratio Category Alabama 2.29 Shortage 0.79 Surplus 0.93 Sufficient Alaska1 0.05 Surplus N/A N/A N/A Surplus Arizona 1.88 Shortage 0.43 Surplus 0.53 Surplus Arkansas 5.20 Shortage 0.79 Surplus 0.99 Sufficient California 4.10 Shortage 2.03 Shortage 2.29 Shortage Colorado 4.55 Shortage 0.94 Sufficient 1.15 Shortage Connecticut 1.71 Shortage 1.66 Shortage 1.67 Shortage Delaware 2.94 Shortage 2.14 Shortage 2.28 Shortage Florida 0.99 Sufficient 0.77 Surplus 0.81 Surplus Georgia 1.88 Shortage 0.64 Surplus 0.75 Surplus Idaho 3.00 Shortage 1.25 Shortage 1.44 Shortage Illinois 2.63 Shortage 1.16 Shortage 1.33 Shortage Indiana 1.77 Shortage 0.99 Sufficient 1.10 Shortage Iowa 0.86 Surplus 0.44 Surplus 0.50 Surplus Kansas 1.24 Shortage 0.44 Surplus 0.51 Surplus Kentucky 2.23 Shortage 1.03 Sufficient 1.17 Shortage Louisiana 9.32 Shortage 0.75 Surplus 0.96 Sufficient Maine 1.81 Shortage 0.55 Surplus 0.66 Surplus Maryland 2.01 Shortage 0.87 Surplus 1.00 Sufficient Massachusetts 6.16 Shortage 1.51 Shortage 1.83 Shortage Michigan 0.81 Surplus 0.69 Surplus 0.72 Surplus Minnesota 1.63 Shortage 0.65 Surplus 0.75 Surplus Mississippi 2.93 Shortage 0.60 Surplus 0.73 Surplus Missouri 4.28 Shortage 0.72 Surplus 0.89 Surplus Montana 1.18 Shortage 0.50 Surplus 0.58 Surplus Nebraska 0.95 Sufficient 0.30 Surplus 0.35 Surplus Nevada 2.62 Shortage 0.46 Surplus 0.57 Surplus New Hampshire 0.84 Surplus 0.35 Surplus 0.40 Surplus New Jersey 0.69 Surplus 0.41 Surplus 0.45 Surplus New Mexico 15.62 Shortage 0.65 Surplus 0.83 Surplus New York 1.43 Shortage 0.87 Surplus 0.95 Sufficient North Carolina 1.98 Shortage 0.58 Surplus 0.69 Surplus North Dakota 0.72 Surplus 0.31 Surplus 0.36 Surplus Ohio 2.35 Shortage 0.96 Sufficient 1.12 Shortage Oklahoma 1.41 Shortage 0.37 Surplus 0.45 Surplus Oregon 1.89 Shortage 0.67 Surplus 0.79 Surplus Pennsylvania 1.82 Shortage 0.54 Surplus 0.65 Surplus Rhode Island 0.63 Surplus 1.35 Shortage 1.07 Sufficient South Carolina 1.55 Shortage 0.50 Surplus 0.59 Surplus South Dakota 0.54 Surplus 0.50 Surplus 0.51 Surplus Tennessee 1.58 Shortage 0.63 Surplus 0.74 Surplus Texas 12.70 Shortage 1.18 Shortage 1.49 Shortage Utah 1.64 Shortage 0.53 Surplus 0.62 Surplus Vermont 0.15 Surplus 0.20 Surplus 0.19 Surplus Virginia 2.16 Shortage 0.80 Surplus 0.93 Sufficient Washington 1.79 Shortage 1.02 Sufficient 1.14 Shortage West Virginia 0.92 Sufficient 0.92 Sufficient 0.92 Sufficient Wisconsin 0.97 Sufficient 0.35 Surplus 0.41 Surplus Wyoming 0.56 Surplus 0.39 Surplus 0.42 Surplus 1Alaska did not report the number of commercial parking spaces; however, the number of public spaces exceeded the estimated total demand.
If you think parking at truck stops is a hit and miss proposition, wait until you have to compete with wealthy "Tree Service" companies (that can afford to purchase or lease property to "stage" their crews) who take up valuable spots at your favorite truck stops. There were 9 DAVEY TREE trucks and chippers taking up 15 PARKING SPACES at the TA on I-94 in Dexter, MI (just outside Ann Arbor). About 3/4 of the other spaces are taken up by IdleAir. Here is the complaint I posted on the Davey Tree Web site: To "POST" your own comments, GO HERE (but be NICE): http://www.davey.com/cms/davey_tree/042933754eb8e4b4/index.html
Nice, let us know if they reply. I'd really like to hear what kind of spin a corporate pencil pusher comes up with.
