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I tried to once, just for s***s and giggles. Pulled into one bay, and the darn thing was broken. Oh, well.....

 

Yes, and yes to the last 2....

 

I sure do! How many times those little bumps in the parking spaces got run over and destroyed so they didn't work for the next driver.

 

There was also a lawsuit by an O/O team Driver. Wife went in for a shower, found husband dead from Carbon Monoxide poisoning. That pretty much bankrupted the already failing company.

 

Three reasons I know of were. 1)They were either broken and parking spots were coned off.
2) head in parking sitting nose to nose. So not the most private. 3) and cost of using them was like dealing with some ripoff cable or satellite plans. Felt like a time share.
The only ones we had in these parts was at TA’s. They had the big acreage. No one else had either the room or desire.

 

I agree with some of the other posts about the cleanliness of the units that were put into the cabs. It was very easy to contract any germs or illnesses that were in the tubing. Still they were welcome when you needed their services especially if your ac or heat wasn't working. Another problem was most truckstops had them in the front of their parking lots and some drivers would park in those spots, not pay and refuse to move.

 

I've only seen them at one place (Breezewood TA) and I've never seen anyone use them. I remember looking it to once years ago and it was expensive.