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Emile

(42,293 posts)
20. Now when there are more trucks on the road than
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 11:36 AM
Apr 2024

ever before, they are closing down scale houses too. We need these scale houses to get unsafe trucks off the highway.

They close down the scale houses and remove the black top in and out including the huge parking space. They could easily set up four or five porta potties and trucks could have a place to sleep.

Parking on the shoulder of get on ramps is safer than get off ramps. Whenever I trained rookie drivers I would always make that point. Vehicles exiting the interstate are traveling much faster than the ones getting on.

Don't blame the truck driver. We need more rest areas!

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They're not, but it's not enforced. They stop there because they've hit their hours of service and would be WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2024 #1
I never see it in CA - but do see it in other states FHRRK Apr 2024 #41
I see it all the time on and near I-81 phylny Apr 2024 #2
When I travel.... Happy Hoosier Apr 2024 #3
I don't have a problem with them using rest stops NanaCat Apr 2024 #49
There are Jilly_in_VA Apr 2024 #4
Huh.... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2024 #34
I was thinking of the same thing. Some people may be injured or even killed but,.. chouchou Apr 2024 #66
I see the on I55 south of Chicago Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2024 #9
not fair... myohmy2 Apr 2024 #15
I See It Once In While ProfessorGAC Apr 2024 #61
Actually... 2naSalit Apr 2024 #13
... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2024 #35
A lot of truck drivers in my family Sympthsical Apr 2024 #60
Truck parking is the biggest issue in the industry. BluesRunTheGame Apr 2024 #26
Reserve parking at a TS? 2naSalit Apr 2024 #27
Most of the TAs, Pilots, and flying Js have spaces that you can call ahead and reserve. BluesRunTheGame Apr 2024 #28
Most of the truck stops in Southern California don't have free parking anymore. BluesRunTheGame Apr 2024 #29
Further proving my claim... 2naSalit Apr 2024 #32
So true Duncanpup Apr 2024 #52
There are rigid time limits on their driving IbogaProject Apr 2024 #5
Then they should stop Jilly_in_VA Apr 2024 #8
Likely the driver's employer and insurance company. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2024 #14
None of the triangles or flares are required. 2naSalit Apr 2024 #16
I'm sorry for the man who was killed while driving into the parked 18-wheeler Polybius Apr 2024 #22
If the trucks stopped... 2naSalit Apr 2024 #37
Why was he driving on the shoulder & on a ramp fast enough to kill himself? EX500rider Apr 2024 #47
It's not hard to not hit a truck parked on the shoulder. SYFROYH Apr 2024 #6
It is when Jilly_in_VA Apr 2024 #10
If they're blocking the view tazkcmo Apr 2024 #17
If you can't see a big rig on the shoulder Zeitghost Apr 2024 #23
... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2024 #36
LOL!!! 2naSalit Apr 2024 #38
Many republican governors have closed rest areas Emile Apr 2024 #7
We have rest areas Jilly_in_VA Apr 2024 #12
Maybe people in... 2naSalit Apr 2024 #19
Now when there are more trucks on the road than Emile Apr 2024 #20
Where? In Virginia? A HERETIC I AM Apr 2024 #39
How dare you mess up this thread... NeoGreen Apr 2024 #48
Yeah the truckstop at Troutville isn't very big. underpants Apr 2024 #53
Yeah, not much more than a fuel stop. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2024 #56
There are a couple an hour up the road just past Stuart's Draft underpants Apr 2024 #57
I'ma call you CVS Sympthsical Apr 2024 #62
It's there . It's by the Valley Field Mall on route 3 across from the cinema cineplex and Singer Sewing Center Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2024 #65
LOL....Well, color me embarrassed! A HERETIC I AM Apr 2024 #67
We actually have a new one that just opened. However, there are not enough LeftInTX Apr 2024 #64
I see more and more vehicles parked on the pavement Marthe48 Apr 2024 #11
Or... 2naSalit Apr 2024 #18
Pick ups and flatbeds Marthe48 Apr 2024 #21
I have seen... 2naSalit Apr 2024 #40
The amount of truck parking spaces moniss Apr 2024 #24
Spot on. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2024 #33
Well said. 2naSalit Apr 2024 #43
Yes indeed moniss Apr 2024 #46
AMEN!!! 2naSalit Apr 2024 #42
It isn't legal in CA to park on a freeway or on/off ramp to a freeway. Jacson6 Apr 2024 #25
Because there is a shortage of truck parking spaces in this country... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2024 #30
This one is easy: John Shaft Apr 2024 #31
+1 2naSalit Apr 2024 #44
Walmart used to let them park, but stopped after a truck on their lot was found full of dead migrants LeftInTX Apr 2024 #45
Not enough rest stops. Xolodno Apr 2024 #50
This. n/t ms liberty Apr 2024 #51
I know this Jilly_in_VA Apr 2024 #54
That's usually the problem when you solve a problem. Xolodno Apr 2024 #55
I saw the video of that incident. progressoid Apr 2024 #58
America's Truckers Face a Chronic Headache: Finding Parking (NYT) dalton99a Apr 2024 #59
This is an interesting thread. Thanks for posting and bringing up the issue/parking problems LeftInTX Apr 2024 #63
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