Parking Shortages
April 24, 2014
With HOS, Electronic Logging Devices, and other federal regulations getting all the attention these days, it’s easy to overlook some of the simpler solutions to driver fatigue. One of these simple solutions is all-to-obvious: parking. Without parking available, how can truck drivers pull over to get their federally-mandated rest?
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration wants to know exactly where and when parking is difficult to find. The survey, a joint venture with the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, asks drivers about their experience with parking shortages, and even asks for specific locations (highway names/numbers, mile markers, cities, states, etc).