When I trip plan, I’ve learned to always give myself a few options because you never know when plan A is going to fizzle. But of course sometimes real life happens, something like a flat trailer tire, or slow loading or unloading at a customer, or some kind of traffic snafu, and I have to come up with a new plan on the fly. That’s when my list of potential parking places comes in mighty handy.
My driving is almost entirely west of the Mississippi, I imagine that having such a list in the Northeast would be even more valuable.
States that allow on ramp parking
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^^^^^^^^^^^^ I hear you not to change the subject but I was driving across Arkansas on 40 past Little Rock east bound and noticed a split speed limit for Cars and Semi's when did that start?
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I have to ask. If you are stuck where there is no parking at truck stops or rest areas, where would be the best places to park? For security, not making an accident in the waiting, etc. What should I look for? What are good alternate places, and legal ones?
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I search Google Maps for rest areas, picnic areas, truck parking, and state Welcome areas (different names for functionally the same thing). Some states will let you park in closed weigh stations. Often there is truck parking at XXX porn places (seedy, yes, but as a last resort...). Walmart’s are mostly a no truck parking situation nowadays, but Sam’s Clubs generally still allow it, as do Costco stores.
And as mentioned earlier in the thread, start keeping a list of other places. I park at a certain large chain’s distribution center in a city I often go to even when I’m not delivering to them, they have a large truck parking lot outside the gate. Tonight I’m hoping to park in an industrial area near my delivery destination where I know that on street parking is allowed (from my saved parking spot list).Trucker61016 Thanks this.
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