What does the ideal Truck Storage Lot look like?

daveolson36 · May 11, 2020

skellr said: ↑

Yeah, that should be enough room between the parking spaces to pull in/out comfortably, even for a long hood or "long" wheelbase truck with a 53' trailer.

That's about right. More is always better, but that isn't a "tight" parking area.
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Awesome. I was hoping 80' front bumper to front bumper would be enough.

daveolson36 · May 11, 2020

Mid-May Trucker said: ↑

If you make the blindside blue spots 2 spots wide the blindside back will be very easy and that space wont be wasted.
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Are you talking about the blue spots on the South West corner of the lot where a truck could back in and turn around? Just trying to understand.

skellr · May 11, 2020

daveolson36 said: ↑

Awesome. I was hoping 80' front bumper to front bumper would be enough.
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Most of us are used to needing to put part of the trailer in "parking spot" before we straighten out to back straight into the spot. You have enough room to pull out fully or be straight in line to back in before the trailer is in the spot or "hole".

More would be better, another 5'? but that is plenty, i would say it's what we deal with at an average truck stop.

Mid-May Trucker · May 11, 2020

daveolson36 said: ↑

Are you talking about the blue spots on the South West corner of the lot where a truck could back in and turn around? Just trying to understand.
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Why waste the blue area for turnaround just make it wide enough so they can turn around in midle

daveolson36 · May 11, 2020

Mid-May Trucker said: ↑

Why waste the blue area for turnaround just make it wide enough so they can turn around in midle
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The width of the lot (231') is as wide as we can make it without going outside of our property lines. If we could expand the property lines we definitely would. So assuming two trucks 75' long are backed in the north and south fence line this gives a distance of 81' front bumper to front bumper. So assuming you have a truck on both sides if you, would you be able to park and pull out of a spot knowing each spot is 12' wide by 75' long.

Mid-May Trucker · May 12, 2020

daveolson36 said: ↑

The width of the lot (231') is as wide as we can make it without going outside of our property lines. If we could expand the property lines we definitely would. So assuming two trucks 75' long are backed in the north and south fence line this gives a distance of 81' front bumper to front bumper. So assuming you have a truck on both sides if you, would you be able to park and pull out of a spot knowing each spot is 12' wide by 75' long.
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only one of the blue spots need to be kept open to give someone the ability to turn around
Or make the blue spaces for shorter trucks like bobtails and straight trucks. You can use all the spaces that way and the trucks will still be able to turn around then.

The Crossword Trucker · May 12, 2020

It seems like this business model is based on the idea that there is a massive economic downturn coming and trucks will need to be stored indefinitely and few people will be coming and going.

bigtravelr · May 12, 2020

daveolson36 said: ↑

Hello all,

My good friend and I are planning on building a longterm truck storage lot where trucks will be stored on monthly contracts although weekly and daily will be available. We will NOT be building a truck-stop like Loves or Flying J. This will be simply for storage. I am hoping I can get some feedback from everyone on here. Plan is to start with one and expand quickly across America once we have a good process in place to replicate this over and over. My father hauls over the road between the mid-west to the west coast currently but has been all over the country. My father-in-law also trucks and at one point was over the road but now hauls aggregate locally. Both have been driving their entire lives and have some great insight but I also wanted to reach out the trucking community for more feedback.

Anyways, I am looking at a piece of land off a major interstate in Texas and working on a list of must haves in order for this lot to be appealing to Truckers. I will attach a pic of the layout. The plan is to have a lot comprised longterm truck storage. With that being said we have come up with the following plans;

The lot will be properly graded and back filled with suitable soil then 4” or so of crush concrete will be brought in. It will have proper water runoff etc.

Each slot will be 12’ wide by 75’ long

Porta-Johns with a hand washing station or some anti-bacterial soap

Lights all around the lot ensuring good lighting

Security Cameras

Dumpsters

Gate will have 24/7 access

Concrete jersey barriers or bollards along the fence line so the trucks don’t back up through the fence

I was curious to what others prefer when it comes to payment and gate access? We planned on having it as automated as possible to where you could swipe a QR code sent to your phone similar to boarding a plane, pay through the website we will setup, have a card on file etc. There are many ways to accept payment so which is the most convenient and which is the biggest pain in the ##*

That being said what are your thoughts?

Are we providing enough or not enough?

What’s the best thing I could provide on the lot that would make you not want to park anywhere else?

What’s most important to you when choosing a lot?

What’s your biggest pet peeve when picking a lot?

Few things to note about the attached layout;

In the attached photo you will see green and blue slots. The green shows the lot with 69 trucks parked side by side assuming each slot is 12’ wide by 75’ long. The blue shows what it would look like with 89 trucks. We are likely going to leave some of the blue section always vacant for dumpsters, porta-johns, and an are for a truck to back into and turn around.

The distance from bumper to bumper when trucks are parked and facing each other would be about 81-85 ft.

The black arrow lines shows a truck pulling into the lot, backing up into the blue vacant area and going out of the yard. I wanted to show this so that there would be a place for a truck to turnaround.

The red boxed panhandle with nothing in it is also part of the land but to narrow for truckers.

I appreciate the feedback in advance. My wife and I hold truckers near and dear to our hearts as it’s how our fathers have made a living and provided for us when we were growing up. So I am attempting to tackle a massive problem in the trucking world by providing parking and storage for the real back bone of America….our Truckers!

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My only complaint about the lot I park in is the gate is way too narrow and you have to press the clicker 5 or 10 times for the gate to actually open.

I pay $117 a month in West Central Florida near Tampa

Ridgeline · May 12, 2020

daveolson36 said: ↑

We have a truck stop just down the road from our house and my business partner and I will be driving through a few lots tomorrow. My main question is would 80’ or so between you and the truck in front of you give you enough space to pull out? Assuming there I are trucks on both side of you.
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Try going to those big ones and talk to them, going to a few small local ones may do it but I think you need to get out and see how they limit the accidents in a lot.

Remember that only 40% at best of drivers know how to back up without hitting anything. The other 60% are lucky.

wis bang · May 12, 2020

Truck shop doors are usually 14' wide and there are many who couldn't back into one...

Now get a switcher and provide valet parking for storage and you can really pack them in...

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