Would you do business at a truck stop that charged for parking ?

I don't mind these places as long as I don't have to do it too often.

I used to try and avoid them, but found that I often have very little time at the end of the day to find parking after I deliver my last stop, and realized it wasn't worth it to go over my 14.

What I realized is that most of these places wave the parking fee if you spend $25, or less, in their stores or if you buy fuel. I fuel at our terminals, so that's not an option, but find it's not hard to spend the money required to park for free.

I'll eat a meal and buy a cup of coffee in the morning, which I would have done regardless of if I needed to or not, although I will sometimes treat myself and get a little better meal than I would have otherwise. There are also those little things that you sometimes get from a truckstop that I will wait to buy until I am at a pay to park facility. If I add a sandwich, a Snickers, and a bag of chips to stick in the cooler, I am easily over my requirement.

It'll add up fast if you do it every night, but doing it once in a while isn't even noticeable.

 

Think right about now the FlyingJ is wishing they would have charged for parking.

 

Probably on the back of the mind of Pilot though.

 

if the truckstop and parking area are clean and well maintained I would gladly pay for good safe secure parking, free with fuel etc... im always willing to work with everyone to make things better.. if i have to pay for parking its better than getting a citation for parking on a ramp etc...

 

It's the old saying. You get what you pay for. I recall 30 years ago when the TS in Cheyenne had a security guard packing a pistol who would drive around in an electric golf cart and patrol the lot all night.

One night he had a Billy Big Rigger pulling a reefer arrested that was stealing fuel from the truck parked next to his by means of a 12 volt fuel pump.

 

How soon before you charge for the toilet paper in the restrooms? Haha

 

Isn't in Laredo,TX where the TA charges $10 to park and ya get it back if one spends $10 in the store buying anything? It's been a couple years since I've been there.

I used to listen to the driver's across the street at the "J" preach how they would never spend $10 to park anywhere which was PACKED with Big Rigs..and watch many if not all walk to the J store where I'm sure they spent $10.

Course I was at the relatively mellow TA havin a good time.

 

I spend enough there that the parking fee is waived. non-issue.

 

tree bark is free, the soft stuff is 75 cents.

 

Tree bark? Now that's hard-core.