Topics: Truck Parking

MoDOT Converts Rest Areas to Truck Parking Only Facilities

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced last week that it will convert two rest areas at Halltown on Interstate 44 into truck-parking only facilities rather than spend funds to meet Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) upgrades to the water and sewer systems. The rest areas currently offer parking for 37 trucks, which MoDot said it plans to expand. More

National Truck Parking Information System Under Development

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the research arm of the American Trucking Associations, recently announced that it is working with several groups to develop a national truck parking reservation system that allows drivers and fleets to check on parking availability along an interstate corridor in real time using wireless devices. More

You Have Questions. We Have Answers.

One of NATSO’s primary roles is to deliver solutions to members’ challenges. Each day members tap into the expertise of NATSO’s staff for answers to some of their most pressing questions. Stop Watch compiled some recent member inquiries and sat down with Darren Schulte, NATSO’s vice president of membership, for detailed answers. More

New York Bill Creates Incentives for Truck Parking

The New York State Legislature is considering a measure that would create tax incentives and a loan program to fund truck parking in the state. The bill, S3773, would create a 50 percent tax credit for owners or operators of private rest areas, truckstops and travel plazas that provide truck drivers with safe parking, and create a 20 percent tax credit for shipping and receiving facilities that agree to provide truck drivers with a secure area to rest while waiting for pending appointments or to observing federal hours-of-service regulations. The measure is awaiting consideration in the Senate Transportation Committee. More

Trucking Industry, DOT Host Truck Parking Webinar Dec. 6

The Transportation Industry Mobility and Technology Coalition and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will sponsor a free webinar on truck parking issues and innovative ways to address them. More

ATRI Launches Truck Parking Survey

ATRI is conducting a survey on truck parking needs and system requirements. More

Iowa 80 Truckstop to Add More Truck Parking

Iowa 80 Truckstop recently broke ground on 110 truck parking spaces north of the truckstop. More

MDOT To Add 40 Truck Parking Spaces at I-95 Welcome Center

MDOT announced plans to expand truck parking spaces at the I-95 South Welcome Center on Interstate 95. More

New York Assembly Re-introduces "Jason's Law"

Legislation titled “Jason’s Law” was re-introduced More

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This scorecard is designed to illustrate key public policies facing legislative action. Each of these issues represents a public policy priority for NATSO and its members. Government affairs and advocacy coverage in Stop Watch is brought to you by NATSO Inc. More

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