Walmart faces $50k fine for allowing truck parking at Illinois store

And drivers wonder why some stores are no go.

 

Stores ban trucks for a couple reasons.

Local Ordinance
Land Owner stipulated at leased properties
Damage from allowing trucks exceeds cost of barriers

There are some stores particularly Ohio, Indianna, and Georgia that we have warnings on our trip sheets that we will be fined for breaking there.

 

Yes, though usually only applies to WM drivers.
These same "no break" stores are usually a safe haven and full of OTR companies.

 

Yeah sometimes. I park in the dock at those (with the caveat there is an open dock)

 

Lol, don't do that at 6952. They have 3 docks, one was coned off. I asked after getting unloaded if ok to park in that one was told ok.

2 hours later a young sassy female told me I had to move or she would call police. Also told me I couldn't idle truck, (apu) it was 25 degrees that night.

I was still half asleep pointed down to name on door of truck. She said she didn't care. I told her do what you have to do, but you should choose your battles wisely.

 

I had a support manager call a tow truck at 1564. When he got there he refuses to hook a Walmart truck at a Walmart store

 

Wait? So Wal-Mart faces $50,000 fine for parking at a Wal-Mart store??

 

This is an old news article, its been mentioned months ago on here about that particular Walmart