* The lack of adequate truck parking
-- There are plenty of factors that contribute to tightening truck capacity and rising transportation costs, but one of the most overlooked is the lack of adequate truck parking. Securing a truck to haul a load may be problem No. 1 for many shippers, but for the truck driver, the big problem may be where to park that rig during breaks and rest periods... Truckers in the U.S.A. and in Europe have long complained of inadequate parking and rest facilities, both along highways and motorways and at or near customer locations. A big complaint: Receivers often refuse truckers access to their own property for parking... At its worst, truck parking is a life-and-death issue. In the U.S.A., truck drivers Jason Rivenburg and Mike Boeglin were robbed and murdered after parking in unsecure locations... The Department of Transportation (USA), is expected to soon complete a study, mandated by MAP-21, of the truck parking problem... For shippers, giving truckers greater access to their facilities, as Butterball (Turkey's Co) and others have found, makes sense and can save much more than money. In some cases, it could save lives...
(Photo: "The truck parking area dilemma”) -- New York, NY, USA - J. O. C., by William B. Cassidy - Mar 30, 2015Labels: trucks parking's shortage
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