The U.S. Department of Transportation issued federal guidance formalizing truck parking as a required element within state multimodal freight plans. For years, freight plan guidance encouraged states to evaluate truck […]
03-03-2026
NATSO and a coalition of industry associations urged Congress to schedule a vote on H.R. 2367, the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act. H.R. 2367 was reported out of committee in […]
07-30-2024 NATSO Foundation Chair Heather Debaillie of Iowa 80 Group and NATSO Vice President of Public Affairs Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman recently highlighted the many safety initiatives taking place within the truck […]
12-06-2023 NATSO and 23 diverse organizations encouraged Speaker McCarthy and Democratic Leader Jeffries to prioritize consideration of H.R. 2367, the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act, on the House floor this fall. In […]
09-13-2023 Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) today will be conducting a “Take Your Congressman to Work Day” at a TravelCenters of America (TA) truck stop in Mt. Vernon, Ill., followed by media […]
08-21-2023The Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act recognizes the important role that travel centers and truckstops play in serving America’s long-haul truck drivers by prioritizing grant applications that demonstrate consultation with private providers of truck parking as well as a demonstrated shortage of commercial vehicle parking.
03-29-2023The U.S. Department of Transportation hosted its meeting of the National Coalition on Truck Parking Sept. 30 to share resources for state departments of transportation seeking to expand their truck parking capacity and generate awareness about their ability to use federal infrastructure dollars for truck parking projects.
10-03-2022 The National Coalition on Truck Parking, of which NATSO is a core stakeholder, is scheduled to host its annual meeting on Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. EST. NATSO members are […]
09-07-2022 The Chairman and the Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee urged Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to award infrastructure funding to projects that expand parking for commercial vehicles.
06-13-2022 The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) unanimously advanced its “Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021” in May.
06-17-2021 Money to expand the amount of commercial truck parking could be inserted into the House infrastructure package, with dedicated funding potentially coming from the Highway Trust Fund, House Transportation Chair Peter DeFazio said Feb. 10 during the House Transportation and Infrastructure mark up to its $96 billion title of a Covid relief package.
02-11-2021
