2025-12-09
FMCSA driver survey to find ‘monetary benefit’ of truck parking
The federal government wants to survey truck drivers to determine what it calls the “monetary benefits of creating new truck parking spaces.”
Π’ΠΎΡΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ»Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΠΌΡ Π² Π΄Π°ΡΠΊΠ½Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΡΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΠΏΠ»Π΅ΠΉΡΡ Ρ Π½Π΅Π·Π°Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ. ΠΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΡΠ°ΠΊΠ΅Π½ ΡΠΎΠΏ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π΅Ρ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠΈΠ½Π³, ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠΉ Π½Π° ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΠΎΡΠ·ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ² ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡΠΏΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΡ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠΈ Π½Π°Π΄Π΅ΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²ΡΠ°.
In a post to the Federal Register last week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said its online survey titled,Β Quantifying the Benefits of Creating New Truck Parking Spaces, will ask truckers about their parking habits and experiences to gain the “exact information needed to quantify the benefits of new truck parking spaces.”
The FMCSA said the results of the study will help state and local policymakers make decisions about the construction of truck parking spaces.
Before the survey can begin, the FMCSA must receive approval from the White House.
Truck parking has long been a contentious issue for truckers. It’s estimated there is one legal parking spot for every 11 trucks on the road. This leads to truckers having to end their driving early in order to spend as much as 56 minutes looking a legal parking spot. This also means a loss of more than $5,000 in a driver’s annual compensation.
