You can't know if a truck stop is going to have parking at 22:00 or not on a given day. I've seen truck stops half full at 19:00 then go by two days later at the exact same time and the same truck stop and they are spilling over.
Trucks run in cycles it seems and it is difficult to know with any degree of certainty what the capacity is going to be for any day for any given region. So spare us the "you gotta plan better" speech, especially when you need to run your hours out to near max for several days to make delivery appointment 1,800 miles away.
Never mind the things you can't plan for or don't have time to allow for.
has parking always been this bad?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Lucy in the Sky, Feb 3, 2016.
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Parking is hit and miss, until you learn an area... certain regions of the country, forget finding parking after sunset... not going to happen... unless you know of out of the way places.
Paying to park for $10-15 is so much cheaper than $130.00 or more...And many companies will reimburse that to the driver... and if the company does not, it is a tax deduction. A fine is never tax deductible.Bean Jr. and TequilaSunrise Thank this. -
I disagree. You can plan. You're not the only truck driver running around til the last minute. Everyone is doing it. Everyone is running 17-1800 mile loads also. PLAN BETTER!
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It ain't that hard. We're just moving a box from one place to another. Not much brain power required.
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In the good old northeast you want to be parked before dark....
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Read the texan in post #6 that is the truth and then consider this:
While there is some truth in the occasional 'filthy driver' causing problems, it hate truck drivers being framed in that light. It by far, not all of us. The fact is, if you were manager of that Lowe's with 15 trucks out front you would have signs up too. How are you going to open a home improvement store when it looks like a truck stop? Imagine how many more trucks would be out there if no signs were even there?
Some just have to get over the fact that the shipping and business model is not what it was years ago. We don't make things in this country anymore. We shop at big-box stores. Cities are more congested. More and more the trucking runs are lower average miles as more things are run on the rails at a cheaper price. The cpm model of trucking just does not work out like these trucking companies portray. These box-store business need the truck driver to deliver the chinese crap on time, so their minimum wage workers can unload the trucks on a set schedule. Then they expect you to hustle out of town so you don't suck up valuable retail space. That is just the way it is.jacquesi23, tucker, WildTiger1990 and 2 others Thank this.
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