Sorry if this is a dumb question, want to confirm about local terminals

Shouldn't be a problem parking at home as long as your neighborhood allows it. Unless you have a reefer then you may want to make sure you can run it while at home. Sometimes you may come home under a load. I don't know of any websites that show where you can park.

 

As far as parking at home, very few cities, counties actually allow it. I had a truck parked at my place for about 3 years, as long as my neighbors did not complain I was able to get away with it. If I lived just 7 blocks down the road it would have been gone the first night, private gated community down that road, residents in there would have lit up 911 like a roman candle.

 

Con-way is a good start. Go for it. Your main concern is if you live in a development with an HOA. Then no. Many drivers will find a secure spot to drop their trailer and bobtail home. Always use a kingpin lock. Or you can leave it at any of the truckstops, but then you risk theft. I wouldn't drop it at the downtown TA, but maybe the ones in LaVergne.

Being in Nashville, I would feel better if it was behind a fence. You might look at RV storage facilities. I used one for $50 a month before.

If you turn right behind the LaVergne TA go down there and turn left into that industrial park, there use to be a couple trucking outfits that went out of business. There might still be a bunch of empty lots back there. There use to be. It's been 15 years since I been back there, so things might of changed. Try to park in numbers and get permission.

 

There are several threads on here about parking at home. Don't know if any of them pertain to Nashville or not.

My opinion is that I would not let parking decide if I wanted to go OTR or local. There are much more serious considerations to, uh consider. You should be able to make arrangements for parking somewhere, as others have stated.

OBTW, there are very few Dumb Questions.

 

Yeah just to reiterate would Allowme said, you maybe coming home under a load and if so you don't anything to happen to it. You want to be close enough to where you can check on it periodically. So I wouldn't park further than a few miles from the house if possible. You really don't want to park in your driveway either. Usually residential concrete is thick enough for a big rig and 9 times out of 10 will destroy your driveway. Another factor too you need to watch for is clearance. Low tree limbs, powerlines, bridges etc... If you are in a residential area you need to really watch out for these things.

VERY IMPORTANT - - - Never let the tires of your truck leave the pavement! Doing so will most likely result in a $750.00 tow truck bill! These trucks are not meant for off road and you would be surprised at how easy they get stuck! They are very heavy and tend to sink in places you wouldn't normally think of. I have actually seen many rollovers due to this. So if you are thinking about parking on the side of the house or some place where pavement isn't available make sure you have the funds to get it towed out.

You can start driving around now looking for somewhere to park. Some places have waiting lists. Plus during orientation they are going to want to know the address, names, phone #'s of where you will be parking their expensive equipment. Knowing this ahead of time will be to your advantage.