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LA zoning proposal could reduce supply of trailer parking

Trailer parking near the ports of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach is notoriously constrained and it is likely to get worse. Hoping to gain customers who struggle with this issue, some real estate developers are taking a new approach. 

Finding adequate facilities to park trucks and store shipping containers is difficult throughout the United States, but the Greater Los Angeles area poses an even greater challenge for the logistics sector.

The port complexes areclosed in with boundaries on all...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/la-zoning-proposal-could-reduce-supply-of-trailer-parking

Semi-Stow rebrands as Outpost, raises $12.5M

Commercial vehicle parking and storage provider Semi-Stow announced Tuesday it has rebranded itself to Outpost and has raised $12.5 million in Series A funding led by GreenPoint Partners with participation from Speedwagon Capital Partners.

The United States currently has approximately 313,000 truck parking spaces for a populace exceeding 3.5 million active drivers. This translates to about one spot for every 11 drivers. This shortfall creates a scenario in which over 70% of drivers break federal...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/semi-stow-rebrands-as-outpost-raises-12-5m

Love’s: Restraint in new travel centers/truck parking in ’24, but larger growth plans

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Coming off a year in which it made several significant acquisitions even as its growth in new travel...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loves-restraint-in-new-travel-centers-truck-parking-in-24-but-larger-growth-plans

Paying for hotels saves money and improves driver retention

Driver turnover is a perpetual concern for carriers, with rates regularly hovering around 90%. As driver demand increases, carriers are exploring new ways to keep drivers in their trucks. 

Carriers have spent years trying to answer one age old question: Why do drivers leave? The answers, however, are as nuanced as the individual drivers themselves.

Regardless of why a driver leaves, replacing them is costly. The Bureau of Labor Statistics places the average replacement cost per truck driver at...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/paying-for-hotels-saves-money-and-improves-driver-retention-1

New tech aims to address US truck parking shortage

Financial services company Finloc 2000, which specializes in freight transportation equipment, is working on a new mobile app aimed at solving the challenges of truck parking in the United States. The growth of the number of truckers on the roads over the past two decades, in addition to hours-of-service regulations, has created a struggle for drivers seeking overnight parking.

In March, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said one of the top issues he hears about from truck drivers is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-tech-aims-to-address-us-truck-parking-shortage

Daily Infographic: Truck Parking Club pilots hourly truck parking at Kentucky McDonald’s

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Daily Infographic: Americans value truck parking facilities — but not in their backyards

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Hundreds of trucks parked in Queens ticketed, booted or towed

New York state’s primary trucking association is criticizing a crackdown on overnight truck parking in New York City, saying that “we cannot ticket our way out of this problem.”

News reports emerged late Monday that the city had begun a ticketing blitz in southeastern Queens, near John F. Kennedy airport. That is generally a working-class part of the city, and election information website Ballotpedia said the population of the 5th Congressional District, which covers southeast Queens as well as...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hundreds-of-trucks-parked-in-queens-ticketed-booted-or-towed

Love’s pulls plug on controversial I-90 truck stop in Montana

Love’s has killed plans to build a truck stop near Ramsay, Montana, a tiny town on Interstate 90, following fierce opposition from local residents.

The decision not to proceed with the truck stop comes even as Love’s, in a culmination of a five-year effort, received the final approval it needed from the Butte-Silver Bow Board of Adjustment. Ramsay is located in Silver Bow County, and Butte is the nearest city. According to local media reports, the vote authorizing the truck stop was 5-0.

The end...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loves-pulls-plug-on-controversial-i-90-truck-stop-in-montana

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