where to park during home time

Usually the company will refer you to a secure truck yard or self storage type place they will help you find a spot if not direct you to a spot, they want there truck and load safe.

 

Where do you plan to park it?
If you can't park it at home and you're heading home for home time, what will you do with the truck?
Did you look around at a storage place or construction company and renting a spot?

 

You can always talk to local towing and storage company. Some offer monthly parking rental. Also, ask your company if they have a customer close enough that you could drop your trailer, and bobtail home. Most major metro areas have ordinances against parking CMV's on city streets. Check with your local PD.

 

I had my bobtail parked in my drive way. After couple of dsys , I hear a knock. It'd the police saying I had to move it. ????? Wtf right? You can't even see it from the road. Some #### nose doucg called it in. It is illegal having big loud noise vehicles in my area, but I thought I was allowed, since it's my ####ing house. Nope had to move it. ####ing hate people. Now I park it in the yard and keep my vehicle there.

 

I live in a small town and used to park at a truck stop 20 miles away. Now I park at a local van line with a huge gravel lot along with about 8 other drivers. A couple park at Wal mart right next to the no truck parking sign. Drive around ur area and look for big gravel lots or areas that can accommodate ur truck with little other uses. Be sure u have permission tho!

Some guys drop their trlr at a truck stop and bobtail home. In Seattle, I wouldn't unless u wanna raise every drivers blood pressure that happens upon ur trlr in a full parking lot lol

 

Leaving it at a truck stop is risky, it may be broken into or damaged while you are away, and also you have the risk of the lot being full when you get there to park. Most truck stops fill up quick after dark.

Are there any small hole in the wall trucking companies in your area? If so try to make a deal with one of them to let you park there. You will likely have to pay but at least it's tax deductible. And more secure.

 

I definitely wouldn't park it long term in a truck stop or rest area. That's just asking for problems plus Melton probably won't allow you to since it's not secure parking. Like @Kyle G. suggested, look around for some company yards in the area. I park my trailer at a tanker company's yard and bobtail the 5 miles home. It's not free but the lease doesn't break the bank. Its gated and tucked back in the woods in the middle of nowhere. It is certainly convenient being able to take the tractor home especially when doing laundry and restocking the cooler.

 

Abandoned warehouses/malls and businesses work.

I bumped the dock at a vacant shopping center and parked it there when it was too muddy to get a truck in at the farm.

Melton just needs an address to put in their system so they have a destination to save for your hometime. Doesn't mean you actually have to park the truck there.