How much public truck parking is available and how to advocate for more

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Updated Apr 24, 2025

Truck parking has consistently ranked as the top concern among truck drivers in the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual surveys, and this past year it cracked the top 10 for carriers, as well. 

New research from ATRI, in partnership with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), examines truck parking at public rest areas and addresses the challenges states face in adding more, while also offering some strategies states could use to add parking.

Contents of this video

00:00 10-44 intro
00:20 Truck parking at public rest areas
02:32 Public truck parking in each state
03:56 Truck Parking Index
05:38 Challenges states face
08:08 Truck Parking Information Systems
10:38 Advocating for more spaces