Driver Comments Requested to Improve Parking

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Rocks, Dec 26, 2016.

  1. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    Advertising is beside the point. That is not the parking issue. And should have never been mentioned.

    As far as rest areas, make them the Size of Wolcott IA with shuttle buses and then every 30 miles. Then you will no longer have parking issues.

    Rest areas went away by the dozen early in the 90's nice little out of the way places closed. That is the root.

    Today? You would not get me into a rest area now. Because of the deviency that goes on in some of them. Clean that out then we will talk.
     
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  3. x1Heavy

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    US 20 and others come to mind. =) You could cross Ohio just as fast east to west.
     
  4. truckthatpassesyouby

    truckthatpassesyouby Road Train Member

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    Just put a crapper in a vacant plot of land. Why is that not enough?
     
  5. x1Heavy

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    EPA. That's why LOL. They have a fit if you drip motor oil under the shade tree...
     
  6. truckthatpassesyouby

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    I don't see DOT knocking on doors for parking on dirt. Is that a commercial establishment rule or is that a trucking regulation?
     
  7. x1Heavy

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    Only in your imagination.

    Some of the best rest areas have hard ground where you can park anywhere around it. Not necessarily on the overstuffed parking lot itself.
     
  8. Final Drive

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    I hear you...
     
  9. Chinatown

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    Sometimes they ticket for parking on dirt in rest areas. It's a money grab.
     
  10. 4wayflashers

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    Rest areas on every interstate within 40 miles of every major and medium sized city. With pull thru parking for 500 trucks. Well lit with attended rest rooms near both ends and a 24 hour cafeteria style restaurant in the middle. One of those moving sidewalks would make drivers happy but not necessary.
     
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  11. rpad139

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    Lucky I live out here on the west coast. Never run into a problem with truck parking.
     
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