Low Cost Strategies to Increase Truck Parking in Wisconsin
Low Cost Strategies to Increase Truck Parking in Wisconsin

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Published: 2009

Total Pages: 76

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This report documents a study of truck parking issues along the major state highways in Wisconsin. The effort builds upon another project at the National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE) funded by the Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition to study the truck parking issues on Interstate highways in the ten-state AASHTO Mississippi Valley Region. This study also inventories both public and private parking facilities along a select number of state highways. A web geographic information system (GIS) tool was developed for continuous survey and public participation. The study surveyed highway patrol officers, public freight planners, and truckers to identify parking facilities incommensurate with truck parking needs. It proposes a method for ranking parking facilities identified as having the most need of additional truck parking capacity. Building on a review of previous studies and face-to-face interviews with carriers, the report contains a discussion of why existing parking facilities do not meet needs and describes a set of low cost strategies for addressing truckers' parking needs.

Low Cost Strategies for Short Term Parking on Interstate Highways of the MVFC
Low Cost Strategies for Short Term Parking on Interstate Highways of the MVFC

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Published: 2009

Total Pages: 96

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"This report documents a study of truck parking issues along the major freight corridors in the 10-state MVFC region. An online GIS instrument was developed to administer surveys and allow for continuous public participation. The study surveyed highway patrol officers, public freight planners and truckers to identify parking facilities incommensurate with truck parking needs. It proposes a method to cluster marked spots for identifying areas with the most need for additional truck parking capacity. In-person carrier interviews were also conducted to further clarify truck parking problem causes and solutions. A set of low cost strategies are finally proposed to policy makers. This study also inventories both public and private parking facilities along the region's freight corridors and provides a review of previous studies"--Technical report documentation page.

Dealing with Truck Parking Demands
Dealing with Truck Parking Demands

Author: Jeffrey W. Trombly

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 0309069637

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 317: Dealing with Truck Parking Demands identifies successful and innovative strategies that have been implemented by transportation agencies, as well as potential strategies yet to be deployed in order to meet the increasing demand for truck parking. The report examines the legislative authority governing the provision of truck parking by state transportation agencies, including federal requirements and selected state laws. An analysis is provided of the demand for truck parking.

Estimating the Supply and Demand for Commercial Heavy Truck Parking on Interstate Highways
Estimating the Supply and Demand for Commercial Heavy Truck Parking on Interstate Highways

Author: Nicholas J. Garber

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Published: 2002

Total Pages: 66

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The increasing number of trucks traveling on Virginia highways has led to a growing demand for public rest areas and private truck stops. This study developed a methodology to determine the supply and demand for commercial heavy truck parking using I-81 in Virginia as a case study. In this study, supply was defined as the number of parking spaces available for large truck parking, and demand at a given time was defined as the sum of the parking accumulation and the illegal parking. Extensive data on the characteristics of large truck parking including parking duration and accumulation for different times of day were obtained. Data were obtained at 14 public rest areas and 29 private truck stops. Detailed information was also obtained on the characteristics of each truck stop and rest area, including the location; number and types of parking spaces; and availability of other facilities, such as restaurants and showers. Two types of questionnaire surveys were conducted. The first involved truck drivers, and the second involved truck stop managers/owners. The data collected were used to develop models to describe the relationship between parking accumulation and independent variables such as traffic volume on the highway, truck percentage, parking duration, and the distance of a truck stop from the interstate. The models developed were then used to estimate demand in 10 and 20 years. Any shortfall in supply with respect to the estimated demand was then determined for each truck stop and the entire highway. The results indicated that the existing maximum demand is 2,947 parking spaces, which exceeds the supply by 309 spaces. This deficiency will increase to 1,193 and 1,463 spaces in 2010 and 2020, respectively, if the number of parking spaces for large trucks does not increase.

Automated Low-cost and Real-time Truck Parking Information Systems
Automated Low-cost and Real-time Truck Parking Information Systems

Author: Ali Ebadollahzadeh Haghani

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Published: 2013

Total Pages: 74

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In this project an automated real-time parking information system was developed to improve truck-parking safety through the efficient gathering and disseminating of information regarding the use of existing parking capacity. The system consists of four main components: sensing, data collection, data processing and user interface (UI). A pilot deployment was conducted on a Maryland State Highway Administration truck parking facility located on Interstate-95 northbound prior to Maryland Route 32.

The Ultimate Truck Parking Guide 9th Edition
The Ultimate Truck Parking Guide 9th Edition

Author: Leroy D Clemmer

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Published: 2020-01-18

Total Pages: 390

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The Ultimate Truck Parking Guide was written for over-the-road truck drivers. The primary purpose of the book is to provide a comprehensive list of tractor-trailer parking locations. In fact, this book provides over 11,000 locations. Whether looking to find over night or short-term parking, drivers utilizing this book will quickly realize the benefit of having their own copy. Additionally, the book is an eating guide, shopping guide, entertainment guide and a money saving guide. As a parking guide: it includes parking locations such as truck stops, travel plazas, pharmacies, hospitals, rest areas, truck only parking areas, weigh stations, and motels. As an eating guide: the book includes grocery stores, full service and fast food restaurants such as Golden Corral, Applebees, Cracker Barrel, Starbucks, Buffalo Wild Wings and Longhorn Steakhouse. As a shopping guide: it includes department stores such as Kmart and Walmart Supercenters, Malls, Kohl's and Target. As an entertainment guide: it includes casinos, flea markets, cinemas, water parks, amusement parks, fishing holes, golf courses, beach parking, and more. As a money saving guide: notes are made throughout the book in reference to where drivers can receive free WIFI, free coffee, free showers, free snacks, free soft drinks, free laundry, free sanitary dumps and even a $20 motel room.The book also offers the following unique advantages: -In most cases, exact count as to how many trucks can fit on the lot. -Businesses within close walking distance are noted in parenthesis. -Notes as to what side of the highway the business is on and directions if needed. ABOUT THE AUTHOR The author is a truck driver with 26 years of over-the-road experience. He knows firsthand what it is like to be greeted with signs that read "No Trucks", "Two Hour Parking", and "No Overnight Parking". From the beginning of his career, he quickly realized the value of documenting businesses that allow tractor-trailer parking. The Ultimate Truck Parking Guide contains his personal journal of parking locations and is his most treasured resource when looking for a place to park. Many drivers upon seeing his journal expressed a desire to obtain a copy and encouraged him to publish it. For those drivers and for you...he says "Enjoy!"