Police in Fort Worth, Texas, are cracking down on trucks parked illegally.
According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, in a recent four-week period, more than 100 citations were issued to illegally parked truckers.
City ordinance makes it illegal to park large commercial vehicles, such as truck tractors, dump trucks and trailers, in residential areas. Drivers are also prohibited from parking these vehicles for more than two hours on any street in the city. Violations can result in fines of up to $200 a day, but tickets usually run about $50.
Gary Kidwell complained to the paper about trucks parked in the lot of The Home Depot near his home in south Fort Worth. Despite signs stating that no unauthorized trucks were allowed on the property, he said, truckers would eat their fast food meals and toss the litter out the windows before driving off, leaving trash and oil stains and diesel exhaust fumes behind. Some residents along I-35 complain that truckers use their streets and store parking lots as truckstops.
But truckers told the paper that when they have to wait to load or unload and the companies don't have a big enough parking lot, there is no choice but to use nearby streets or parking lots.
Police officials told the paper they were trying to take those factors into account. "Some of those trailers are left for two or three days, and that's totally inappropriate," said Capt. Bryan Sudan. "Some are just pulling over and getting four to six hours of sleep and then go back on the road."
It's not just residential complaints about littering and eyesores that have prompted the increased enforcement. About six months ago, three emptied trailers, among several stolen in the metro area, were recovered in south Fort Worth.
According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, in a recent four-week period, more than 100 citations were issued to illegally parked truckers.
City ordinance makes it illegal to park large commercial vehicles, such as truck tractors, dump trucks and trailers, in residential areas. Drivers are also prohibited from parking these vehicles for more than two hours on any street in the city. Violations can result in fines of up to $200 a day, but tickets usually run about $50.
Gary Kidwell complained to the paper about trucks parked in the lot of The Home Depot near his home in south Fort Worth. Despite signs stating that no unauthorized trucks were allowed on the property, he said, truckers would eat their fast food meals and toss the litter out the windows before driving off, leaving trash and oil stains and diesel exhaust fumes behind. Some residents along I-35 complain that truckers use their streets and store parking lots as truckstops.
But truckers told the paper that when they have to wait to load or unload and the companies don't have a big enough parking lot, there is no choice but to use nearby streets or parking lots.
Police officials told the paper they were trying to take those factors into account. "Some of those trailers are left for two or three days, and that's totally inappropriate," said Capt. Bryan Sudan. "Some are just pulling over and getting four to six hours of sleep and then go back on the road."
It's not just residential complaints about littering and eyesores that have prompted the increased enforcement. About six months ago, three emptied trailers, among several stolen in the metro area, were recovered in south Fort Worth.
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