TravelCenters of America recently accelerated its network expansion strategy by actively pursuing franchising opportunities.
Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass, which includes Drivewyze Safety Notifications service, has added in-cab notifications to inform drivers of the number of parking spots available at 10 rest areas throughout Indiana.
With the COVID-19 outbreak restricting the places truck drivers can go for a meal or a break, three companies have added alerts to their tech solutions to give drivers a heads up to open rest areas or truck stops.
The federal government has told states that they may allow food trucks to operate during rest areas to help feed truck drivers during the COVID-19 crisis.
NATSO and the American Trucking Associations are calling on state and local governments to carefully define social distancing guidelines regarding truckstops and travel plazas.
Drivewyze said drivers using its services can now find out ahead of time if an upcoming rest area is open or closed.
Pennsylvania's abrupt closure earlier this week of all of its roadside rest areas in response to the Coronavirus outbreak drew an outcry from trucking. Now, the state will reopen some areas along busy interstate routes.
Nobody likes having to pay for something that once came free, but we now face a crisis-level shortage of truck parking spaces in this country. It shouldn't come as a surprise that the days of free parking are over, says Equipment Editor Jim Park in his blog.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has posted a notice indicating that it intends to conduct a new survey and assessment of truck parking facilities.
Interstate highways with private sector investment have 69% more commercial truck parking spaces per mile than those with public rest areas, according to a report issued by NATSO, an association representing truckstops and travel plazas.
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