Truck Parking Crisis in America

The truck parking shortage has plagued the trucking industry for decades, and the consequences of insufficient capacity are as wide-ranging as they are severe. The scarcity of truck parking spaces across the country decreases safety for all highway users, exacerbates the industry’s longstanding workforce challenges, diminishes trucking productivity, and results in unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions.
Nationally, there are 3.5 million truck drivers and only 313,000 truck parking spaces. 98% of drivers regularly experience problems finding safe parking. 59% of states have truck parking shortages in public rest areas.