Parking at the truck stop head first

Well while we are talking about things sticking out, how about the over size wings that now park in complete units and take up the entire rest area. Where did they park before? Why are they all in the rest area now? Not enough parking now, only to find after the sun goes down and the truck stops are full, to find the entire rest area has been bogarted by these wings.

 

They gotta park too. Besides, most small rest areas are full by sunset.

 

I understand they have to park too, but where did they park before and why are they in the rest areas now? What changed?

 

At independent truck stops the big fleets avoided. Now those truck stops are filled up with swift and Werner drivers that toss their trash on the ground, piss in the lot, don't buy fuel, and don't spend any money in the restaurant.

 

I’m going to guess because now many mega truck stops are charging for parking, so less free parking spaces, and that’s a problem for oversize vehicles who may need 2 or more spaces right next to each other.

 

The good thing is they’ve been parking 4 blades per night at the little scale south of Alma NE so you don’t have to worry about that thing being open at 5 in the morning for a while.

 

You mean alot of Truckstops are charging for parking again, just be thankful that there is some free parking, quite a few used to have a gated entry like Petro in Bordentown, NJ or T/A in Baltimore but lots of them were like that. Those Windmill blades that you are talking about have to park somewhere of course, they have to coordinate it and would imagine some that are running elog it just makes sense to park at a rest area in route = time saved vs trying to get off the highway and go manuever into a Truckstop that accidentally doesn't have enough parking. Not to mention their other restrictions on that load

 

Here’s one for all the haters.Im at a Loves, facing the fuel island, by the scale, I had to do it. Couldn’t sleep otherwise. Don’t be hating, can’t afford to have my hood ripped of today

 

at some truck stops, yes the extra 5 feet matters

some places it doesn't matter at all

I have parked at some very tight truck stops where it is difficult to get out even when everyone backs in as far as possible. The Flying J in Texarkana comes to mind...

 

A spread axle flatbed doesn't turn as good as vans. A van can make a u-turn on a 2 lane road. A flatbed will need at least 5 lanes to make a u-turn