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06-06-2016 by NATSO NATSO Discusses Truck Parking, Rest Area Commercialization with Midwestern Governors Association

Truckstops and travel plazas are a critical part of America’s transportation network, providing hundreds of thousands of parking spaces for long-haul truckers to rest, NATSO president Lisa Mullings told a meeting of the Midwestern Governors Association. She told attendees about the NATSO Foundation’s plans to release Park My Truck, a mobile app to assist professional drivers looking for a place to park.
06-06-2016
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09-21-2015 by NATSO ATRI Examines Driver Views on Truck Parking

Nearly half of commercial vehicle drivers would refuse to pay for reserved parking, according to a new survey issued by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The survey, titled “Commercial Driver Perspectives on Truck Parking,” revealed that a disconnect exists between drivers’ interest in parking reservation systems and their willingness to pay for parking reservations. The survey also revealed that reservation parking systems near large metropolitan areas would have the highest utility.
09-21-2015
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08-24-2015 by NATSO Foundation FHWA Truck Parking Analysis Falls Short, Says NATSO

The Federal Highway Administration on Friday August 21 released a survey and analysis assessing truck parking in the United States. Although NATSO worked with FHWA to help the agency understand the issues involved in the supply and demand of truck parking facilities, FHWA’s survey failed to adequately explore the critical factors that influence truck parking.
08-24-2015
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04-08-2014 by NATSO DOT Requests Truck Parking Data

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is requesting the truckstop and travel plaza industry’s help as it conducts a federally mandated survey of available truck parking across the United States.
04-08-2014
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07-24-2013 by NATSO Congress Likely to Debate Truck Weight

Truck size and weight legislation passed this week in the House continues to shine a spotlight on the issue and further strengthens the probability that size and weight will be a hotly debated issue when Congress begins working to reauthorize surface transportation programs next year.
07-24-2013
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05-13-2013 by NATSO 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.
05-13-2013
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04-29-2013 by NATSO 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.
04-29-2013
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04-19-2013 by NATSO 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.
04-19-2013

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