According to Trucker Path, the eastern portion of the U.S. spanning from Maine to Florida, is the most challenging region to find available truck parking spots. The company determined this by asking truck drivers at 20,000 different geofenced parking locations whether many, some, or no parking spaces were available. The data highlights a serious issue for truck drivers who need safe and accessible parking places while on long hauls.
A new app has divided the country into six regions and compiled data on which areas have the highest percentage of “No spaces available” responses. Find out where it’s toughest to find parking in your region with just a few taps on your phone.
The worst regions for truck parking, based on this data, are listed below. The percentage of reported time where there were no available truck parking spaces within the region is also listed.
- Southeast, 23% of the time
- Northeast, 21% of the time
- South Central, 20% of the time
- West, 19% of the time
- Midwest, 17% of the time
- North Central, 15% of the time
Conversely, the individual locations with the highest reported percentage of “There are many” parking spaces available are listed below.
- In the Northeast, the TA in Milesburg, Pennsylvania
- In the Southeast, Discount Truck Parking in Orlando, Florida
- In the Midwest, a rest area on County Road 62 in Auburn, Indiana
- In the South Central, the Gateway Travel Plaza in Vidro, Texas
- In the Central, the TA Beto Junction in Lebo, Kansas
- In the West, the Petro in Wells, Nevada
According to Trucker Path, the app has roughly one million users.
Source: truckersnews
