truck parking

Only 1 key trucking bill likely to pass in Congress, GovTrack says

WASHINGTON — A slate of trucking-related bills introduced in Congress this year are in various stages of the legislative process, including several proposals to raise federal weight limits on interstates, expand truck parking and streamline the process for issuing CDLs.

Like all legislation introduced on Capitol Hill, however, the chances of most trucking bills actually being enacted into law are slim.

In the 117th Congress (January 2021-January 2023), about 11% of all 15,055 bills introduced...

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Solving the parking puzzle: Truck Parking Club’s win-win approach — Taking The Hire Road

On this episode of Taking The Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, CEO of DriverReach, is joined by Evan Shelley, co-founder and CEO of Truck Parking Club, a platform connecting truck drivers with available parking spaces.

Every day across the U.S., while truck drivers are hundreds or thousands of miles from home, they spend precious time looking for a safe place to pull over to rest. 

Truckers consistently point to parking as one of their top pain points. For carriers, though, alleviating this problem...

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TruckParkingClub.com expands into 8 states

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TruckParkingClub.com announced Wednesday it has expanded its parking marketplace to eight states and...

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Canadian town wins another court battle against illegal trucking operation

The Canadian town of Caledon, Ontario, continues to aggressively target suspected illegal trucking operations in the community.

Caledon won a legal battle Monday against a trucking company known as 2423274 Ontario Inc., which was found guilty by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice of operating contrary to the town’s zoning bylaws.

The court ruled that the land was being used as an illegal trucking yard and storage facility despite being zoned for agricultural use. The court imposed a fine of...

Canadian cities cracking down on illegal truck parking

Two Canadian cities — Caledon and Brampton — have had some victories the past several years in the fight against illegal truck parking and truck storage in their Toronto-area communities, though the issue is far from resolved.

“Caledon has always dealt with small-scale issues of illegal land use with some owners parking trucks on rural properties,” John DeCourcy, Caledon’s manager of municipal law enforcement, told FreightWaves. “However, [since] 2019 Caledon has seen immense growth in terms of...

Buttigieg addresses teen drivers, truck parking at Senate hearing

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told concerned Senate lawmakers on Capitol Hill that his department and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are making a renewed effort to bolster lackluster participation in the FMCSA’s pilot program for 18-20 year-old drivers.

The three-year program, which got underway last summer, is intended to accommodate up to 1,000 carriers and 3,000 apprentices.

However, Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., told Buttigieg during a Senate...

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

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Loaded and Rolling: Truck parking survey highlights public awareness challenges

Truck parking survey highlights public awareness challenges

(Graphic: CloudTrucks)

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. 

One major...

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China in crosshairs of new ocean shipping reforms

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WASHINGTON — Add container shipping software — along with weather balloons and TikTok — to the list...

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