thoughts on parking

You have to remember that they are private property, so they can do whatever they like. In fact, we are lucky they DON'T charge us for parking everywhere and just overcharge us on everything else. Because as a driver, you have no other choice really, so you'd have to pay....

on to your topic now: That OD load you are pulling should be paying well enough for you to fork out the $ for the parking spot. I don't see why it should be an issue. I have yet to need to use one of those spots, but it the day comes, I'll gladly pay for a parking place. I'd rather pay for that spot, than to "make" a spot somewhere only to have somebody hit the load. That isn't going to end well, and you will have wished you'd have just paid.

 

if its marked as reserve spot and payment is required above and beyond buying fuel etc. to do otherwise would be dishonest . no matter how you justify it. especially for od guys this deal from t/a takes away the worry of finding spaces late in the day for an o/d load.

why would this be no different than going in , eating the buffet, and walking out without paying???? think about it

 

If I need the toll road, I will pay for the toll road. If I need TWO reserved spots, I will pay for 2 reserved spots. When I go into a restaurant, I am going to tip the waitress.

I am not parking on the fuel island, I am not going to steal a parking spot that may be reserved for another driver, I am not going to stiff a waitress to save a couple bucks. Only scum would behave like that. I wish the TA's and Petros would charge money for parking like they use to. Kept all the undesirables and cheap bastages out of the truckstops.

Guess I am not one of your fellow OD guys.

 

and apparently you are scum, by your own admission no less. by the way the t/a petro has an app where you can call and find available reserved spots and reserve them several days in advance. and I get parked before dark when I have an od load, just like that load last I reserved a spot in Roanoke and Binghamton,ny went without a hitch . you must be a urine poor planner.

 

good to see there is another decent human being in this thread

 

remember , the true judge of a mans character is what he does when he thinks nobody is watching.