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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stressed that expanding access to safe truck parking is a key priority for his agency, and one that he understands ensures the safety of drivers and efficiency of supply chains.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The availability of truck parking spaces rates as the American Transportation Research Institute's No. 1 study topic for 2023. 

Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), the top Democrat on the transportation committee in the U.S. House, says parking and workforce concerns remain leading issues across the trucking sector.

Legislation designed to expand access to parking for truck drivers around the country was recently introduced on Capitol Hill.

Improving access to parking for the country’s truck drivers remains a priority for the Biden administration, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said recently.

Legislation that would dedicate funds to expand truckers’ access to parking nationwide was recently introduced in the House of Representatives.

With 313,000 truck parking spaces existing nationwide, according to a recent survey conducted by the Federal Highway Administration, American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association estimate there is one parking spot for every 11 drivers.

To address a shortage of spaces, Ohio is converting more than a dozen weigh stations into truck parking lots and modernizing rest areas.

Aware of the needs of thousands of commercial drivers daily moving freight on Nevada roadways, state transportation officials unveiled a revamped 511 state travel information system featuring a special “Trucker Mode.”

Arizona transportation officials have identified needs for more truck parking spaces and passing/climbing lanes on key roadways as shipments grow.