Where to park my truck when Im home

What do they consider 'secure parking'? Your best bet is a truck stop near home.

 

Best bet is either a truck stop, but they dont like people leaving trucks there days, just dont tell them and close the curtains and shouldnt be a problem. Otherwise I use a walmart supercenter in my home town when im on home time, they have a seperate truck parking area and dont care if trucks are left there. Just about any large business with an overbuilt parking lot like home chepo, wallyworld, ect. Might want to ask the manager first if you dont see any other trucks parked there.

 

Where in Charlotte do you live? you have several truck stops just inside the border to SC on I 85. You have the Pilot on I 85x63. you have a Hess on I 77 x 42... you most certainly can leave your truck there.. just ask permission from the manager. As for Walmarts..beware most do not own the property..they lease and the land owners can and will tow you away... just do not leave your truck at the Pilot on I 85 x 39.... just a warning... you may not have a truck when you get back..

 

One tip, no matter where you park it, don't leave anything of real value in the truck unless it's parked on your own property. Keys for trucks from one manufacturer will unlock trucks from the same manufacturer. My hubby had a power inverter and tire pressure gauge stolen out of his truck.

 

I think using term secure parking is just to cover them, no parking is secure unless it's in a locked fenced in area.

Check around, a local is more likely to find the places that they can park around town. I discourage anybody from leaving their truck or trailer parked in a truck stop while they're home. Truck parking is just to hard to find for drivers unfamiliar with the area, they have to rely on truck stop parking. Why tie up spaces when there is most likely other places most likely closer to home that are only known to somebody who lives there.

 

I've seen trucks parked for days at a truck terminal near our house (and not just their trucks, but local drivers use the lot as well). There are also always trucks parked at the local Home Depot (though, interestingly, not at Lowe's). A local diner allows drivers to park behind their establishment (always about four or five there during the weekends). There's a Swift driver who periodically leaves his trailer at the far end of the local supermarket lot.

I think if you look around, you'll find something. Just remember to get permission first so they don't wind up towing you.

 

Don't leave it at the Pilot. Try asking at some of the LTL truck terminals on N. Graham Street. Someone should let you park at one of them.

There are also a few container operations just across I-85 on N. Graham that may let you park there.

There are also a few terminals just above the Detroit place that might let you park.

 

This is very true. We live in a very small mountain town. There isn't a truckstop for 30 miles or so. We have used our local WalMart for parking as long as he parked back by the docks. We have permission to use the Dollar General lot on the weekends. When we move, there is a small piece of land that a run down beer store sets on not even a mile away, I have looked up County tax records to find the owner and will contact them about parking since the store has been long shut down. I feel better with the truck being parked close to us instead of the local Wally World and in all honesty my mother lives just on the other side of this piece of land so between us all we can keep a good eye on the truck until we get our drive paved. Also, a local truck shop may allow you to park there and a lot of shops tend to be fenced in as well. I have seen it mentioned to check with a storage building owner, it may cost a little but you will have peace of mind if it is a well secured facility.

 

do you have to park the trailer too or just the truck? if its just the truck i dont see why you can't park at home