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Choosing Between Recaps and 34-Hour Resets: Deciding Your Rest Strategy
If you’ve been driving a truck for any length of time, you’re probably familiar with the concepts of recaps and 34-hour resets. However, we’re often still overrun with questions like, “how long do truck drivers have to rest,” and “how long can truck drivers drive without rest?” In this article, we’ll take a closer look […]
Ease Back Stiffness: Tips for Comfortable Rest Breaks at Truck Parking Lots
Truck drivers often experience lower back pain from driving. While it may not be life-threatening, it is painful and can have a significant impact on the quality of their lives. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at some of the root causes of this problem. We’ll also discuss what you can do to […]
How trucks connect the US with two of its biggest trading partners
They come rumbling down the highway, crossing bridges and international borders. They bring life-saving drugs, food for the kitchen table, and that random clothing fad that will be out of fashion mere months later.
How Summer Heat Affects Your Commercial Concrete Parking Lots
Summer heat is challenging for people, animals, and even concrete parking lots. Prolonged exposure to sunlight and high temperatures can cause concrete and asphalt to crack, which, in turn, creates perfect conditions for water to seep in and worsen the problem even further. A heated parking lot is simply more vulnerable to deterioration, which usually […]
Preventing Common Health Issues in Truck Drivers
Taking certain precautions and strategies to mitigate work-related health risks is important in any profession – including truck drivers. Due to the nature of this occupation, drivers face numerous challenges in staying healthy on the road. With long driving hours, a sedentary lifestyle, and sometimes limited access to healthy foods as a part of a […]
Truck Parking: Tracking Growth or Decline in Lot Numbers
The shortage of overnight truck parking has often been in the news over the last half-decade. However, recent information has shown some promising improvement in this area. But is it all that it seems to be? Let’s take a closer look at the facts. Has There Been an Increase in Overnight Truck Parking? Data shows […]
How to Boost Your Truck Parking Lot with 5-Star Reviews
If you own a truck parking lot or are considering entering this lucrative, popular sector, earning 5-star reviews is going to be a fundamental aspect of marketing your truck parking business. Good reviews not only build your reputation but also encourage more truckers to choose your parking lot over others. As you may have guessed, […]
Truck Driver Sleeping Rules
As the commercial backbone of our fine nation, truck drivers play a huge role in keeping the economy moving by transporting goods from state to state. Without our beloved highway warriors behind the wheel, the country would simply grind to a halt. Truck drivers are an incredibly tough breed who work long, pressured hours, spending […]
The Future of Truck Parking Business: Exploring the Impact of Self-Driving Trucks
It’s no secret that the trucking industry is on the brink of a huge transformation with the imminent introduction of self-driving trucks. For the last decade or two, many have viewed autonomous trucks as a probable future invention that would launch at some point, but probably not in our lifetimes. However, it does seem as […]
Connecticut Turns to Technology to Address Truck Parking
In stark contrast to several states that seem to lack urgency regarding the issue, Connecticut is beginning to make strides with innovative technology to address truck parking challenges that drivers face throughout the state and potentially beyond its borders. The state’s initiative reflects a gradually increasing trend of using tech solutions to improve transportation infrastructure […]