truck parking

Two Canadian cities are taking an aggressive stance against illegal truck parking and storage in their communities.

Transportation secretary takes on lawmakers’ concerns on truck and rail issues while defending his department’s $145 billion fiscal year 2024 budget request.

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Last month, CloudTrucks surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults about general perceptions of truck drivers and if they have heard of the truck parking shortage. The results, published in CloudTrucks’ 2023 Truck Parking Shortage Survey, highlight that while Americans generally have a positive view of truck drivers, most respondents didn’t know that the parking shortage had a major impact on their quality of life.

An upcoming supply chain legislation package will include curbs on Chinese influence over global shipping.

Bipartisan legislation would provide new funding for truck drivers and truck parking while exempting ag haulers from hours-of-service rules.

With so many truckers but so few parking spaces, TruckParkingClub.com has found a way to create more of the latter.

Senate lawmakers have introduced a companion bill to a House measure that sets aside grant money to expand truck parking at new and existing facilities.

Truck driver Leland Schmitt’s bid to be exempt from federal work rules was denied by regulators.

Soaring diesel fuel prices rank as the trucking industry’s most critical issue, knocking the driver shortage from the top spot.

A new 80-page handbook from DOT gives local planners detailed information for planning and designing truck parking facilities.

A payout from the bipartisan infrastructure law nets $37.6 million for facilities in Florida and Tennessee.

Legislation approved by the House transportation committee provides dedicated funding for competitive grants aimed at expanding truck parking.

It’s probably poor planning rather than bad luck. Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels says you shouldn’t be shocked to find no parking available if you waited until the last minute.

The Biden administration is pushing states to take a clean-energy approach to expand truck parking with new infrastructure money.

Truckers attending the Mid-America Trucking Show had a lot to say about some of the top challenges they face while out on the road, including parking.

The U.S. DOT found that the truck parking shortage exists in every state and region, but it did not include dedicated funding for truck parking in the recent infrastructure bill.

Trucking stakeholders have called for creating more parking across the United States.

Federal overseers have not set a specific time frame to further evaluate states’ ability to provide adequate truck parking.

Congress is paying more attention than ever to freight supply chains. Here are 10 pending bills that attempt to address disruption and lower costs for carriers and their customers.