Pennsylvania to Add 1,200 Truck Parking Spots by 2026
We at TopMark Funding love a feel-good story, and when it comes to the trucking industry, there are few things as feel-good as hearing about more truck parking spots opening up. This is precisely what PennDOT is going to do with an ambitious goal of opening 1,200 new truck parking spots by 2026.
Details
In an announcement, PennDOT announced that it is planning to add 1,200 parking spots across 133 locations statewide. They even included a map and chart detailing all the locations and how many parking spots they would each get.
“The Shapiro Administration knew that we needed to tackle this problem, and as a commercial driver’s license-holder myself, I know how important this commonsense approach is to our economy and workforce,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “By adding these spots – and looking at ways to add even more – we’re giving truckers many more options to safely park and meet their rest requirements.”
As it currently stands, there are ten trucks for every viable commercial truck parking spot. If the system operated at 100% efficiency, an absolute pipe dream, the ratio would need to be 3-to-1 for the system to operate flawlessly. Truckers often spend over an hour of their day looking for proper parking, or worse, park in unsafe areas. While some governments prefer to sweep the problem under the rug by outlawing truck parking, other governments like the State of Pennsylvania and its trucking department are taking initiative to whittle down the ratio of trucks to parking spots available.
Conclusion
The addition of truck parking spots even makes sense from a governmental perspective: more trucks being able to park means more deliveries being made, which means more tax revenue, making the entire situation a no-brainer for governments hoping to get a return on their investment, provided they can keep costs of establishing the parking spots reasonable.
In addition to PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is planning to add 600 more truck parking spaces to its toll road, bringing the total additional parking spots statewide to 1,800.
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