Where to park the truck

A truck stop us usually a good idea. Very few residential neighborhoods allow rigs to be parked on the streets. There is usually a weight limit, and neighborhood associations are even worse!

 

About a dozen trucks park at McDonald's in Coloma, MI. On weekends, that lot fills up and the overflow parks at the antique mall. I parked behind a supermarket, but when I sold the truck I decided to work only for companies that had a terminal near my home town. As it turned out, one of those employers was so cheap that they parked trucks at abandoned terminals and vacant lots until they were kicked out. Eventually, they rented an office but there was still no truck parking. I am through with those fly-by-night "phone booth" companies.

 

Hello, yeah I agree with some of the other posters about this subject, try to find some abandoned parking lot or something while he will be on home time and then go by it often on your way to store or out to dinner or whatever! If you have read anything about how fierce home associations can be, stay away from the "c..." that can bring down on you! Good Luck to you

 

Having had experience some years ago with a covenanted community - where they were so anal that the curtains in back windows of the house had to match those in the front of the house. Heavens forfend if you want to own a <gasp> pickup truck! You weren't even allowed to park a car more than 5 years old in your drive way.

Since then, I've made it a point to never never never live in a covenanted community.

As a side effect, I can park anything I want in front of the house. Or next to it.

As far as truck stops... yeah, but I'd look for a nearby company terminal first, then, see if you can find cheap/free *secure* parking near the house (secure as in: behind a locked gate). I don't think you can be too paranoid...

Just my thoughts. Worth what you paid for them.