WalMart accessability

More and more Wal-Marts are banning trucks because of the mess some drivers leave behind. Can't put garbage in a garbage can and leaving piss bottles in the middle of the parking lot.Disgusting.

 

Trucker path is what a lot of us are using on our smart phones.

The truck gps systems have points of interests asking your routes and had a selection specifically for Walmarts. Does in the info which ones allow truck parking, and which ones don't, and then which ones say to ask the manager. Best off calling one on your route and asking ahead of time

 

I usually check on this website and check google maps to confirm easy access with truck.
http://www.truckstopsandservices.com/listcatbusinesses.php?id=23

 

I imagine that every week, one Walmart that has been "truck friendly" in the past changes to anti-truck. Trucker beware anytime you decide to park at a Walmart for any reason.

 

If I need a Walmart for overnight parking, I always call the manager. I've actually been given permission to park at a few "no truck" stores simply because I called first and didn't just wheel on in. Better safe than sorry...

 

Or one Walmart I asked at. Was told no at that location, but they moved from an old building and I was welcome to park in it, less than a mile away.

 

Sometimes even asking the manager doesn't help if you're in the wrong town with a young punk cop that likes to throw his weight around.

I asked the manager once in union city, Tn and he had no problem with it, which was good given I had 3 bags of stuff in my hands I'd just bought.

8 of us were rousted at 0300 by a little punk that told us 'we weren't parking at 'his' Walmart and our clock wasn't his problem. Move or get towed. The manager wasn't the one with the badge'.

I just don't park at any of them any more.

I've noticed since that time that particular walmart now has no truck parking signs in the entrance.

 

This is exactly why Walmarts are a last resort for me. I don't even do rest areas much. If you can't get a legitimate spot, and park on the ramp, you always run the risk of eviction.

 

You can't blame the Walmarts or the local cops for problems that some drivers in our industry have created. When some drivers throw trash, piss bottles and worse out their windows onto the lots instead of in trash receptacles and run over the curbs and landscaping because they do not know how to manuver their rigs in these tight spots it creates issues. If trucks would park in the rear of the stores near the receiving docks and not out front where the general public parks it would also help. And the RV'ers are just as bad because sometimes they set up in groups with their awnings open, stabilizer jacks down and grills just cooking and also cause a mess, we all get blamed. Try and plan a stop before you run out of hours and save yourself the frustration.