Focus on Freight: Article 2 - Where Can The Big Rigs Park?

There is a critical, nationwide shortage of parking spaces for semitrailer trucks carrying the nation's freight. This leads to increased costs for freight movement and safety risks for drivers. The authors give an overview of the problem and discuss what is being done to make it easier for drivers to find available parking. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued the report Jason’s Law Truck Parking Survey Results and Comparative Analysis, which revealed that the approximately 308,000 truck parking spaces are inadequate to meet the needs of 5.6 million commercial motor-vehicle drivers in the United States, The solution requires partnerships among various public and private agencies. The National Truck Parking Coalition was formed in 2015 to advance safe truck parking. Four areas have been identified in which the problem must be addressed: parking capacity; technology and data; funding, finance, and regulations; and coordination of state, regional, and local governments.

• Record URL:
  https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/17mayjun/03.cfm
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1586080
• Authors:
  • Chromey, Tretha
  • Purdy, Jeff
• Publication Date: 2017-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos;
• Serial:
  • Public Roads
  • Volume: 80
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
  • ISSN: 0033-3735
  • Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Intergovernmental partnerships; Parking; Parking facilities; Public private partnerships; Tractor trailer combinations; Truck drivers
• Identifier Terms: Jason's Law; National Truck Parking Coalition
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01645036
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 29 2017 11:58AM