The Truck Parking Zone – November 2025

A lot has happened in the world of truck parking since the last issue. Most of that action has occurred at the local level, which is where the buck usually stops. Below is a rundown of what has been going on coast to coast.

Virginia town considers a rule for minimum truck parking

While some municipalities are trying to restrict truck parking on private properties, the city of Suffolk is proposing requiring a minimum truck parking for new truck stop developments. The problem is obvious: Businesses want to service trucks but offer few parking spaces, forcing trucks to park off-property. That creates a problem for other property owners. City officials are mulling over adopting the following requirements for truck stops (which will be defined as any facility with at least one fuel pump for trucks):

Three or fewer fuel lanes without a truck scale = four truck parking spaces per fuel lane
More than three lanes without scale = five spaces per lane
Three or fewer lanes with scale = six spaces per lane
More than three lanes with scale = 10 spaces per lane

For comparison, a nearby Love’s Travel Stop in Franklin, Va., has six lanes and nearly 80 parking spaces. This sounds like a solid plan that could chip away at the parking shortage if all municipalities adopted similar rules.

Indiana moving forward with truck parking expansion

The Taylorsville rest areas located about an hour south of Indianapolis on Interstate 65 will be kicking out four-wheelers to make room for more 18-wheelers – with the northbound rest area currently offering 37 truck parking spaces and the southbound having 44 spaces, the latter of which is at 100% capacity overnight. Addressing the truck parking crisis, Indiana is turning both facilities into truck parking only, with each accommodating 75 trucks. The rest areas will be closed during construction, which is expected to last nearly two years. A newly renovated truck parking facility off I-65 in Boone County opened earlier this year.

Multi-year truck stop battle continues

Meanwhile, in San Juan County, Utah, Love’s is still fighting for a new truck stop. This was first reported in The Parking Zone back in 2019. Since then, Love’s proposal has been approved and has survived multiple legal challenges. The update: Love’s and NIMBYs are going back to the courtroom. A coalition spearheading the resistance estimates it has spent more than $150,000 in legal fees, according to The Times-Independent. This might be a Parking Zone record for the most expensive NIMBY opposition.

More truck parking on Interstate 15

Nevada has completed its Interstate 15 and Tropicana Interchange Project, which included expanded truck parking. The $83 million project in Las Vegas includes interstate widening, rehabilitated and widened bridges, weigh-in-motion sensors and other improvements. Designated as a Corridor of the Future by the U.S. Department of Transportation, I-15 has been the focus of investment and modernization, according to the Nevada DOT.

New Pilot truck stop coming to Florida Interstate 4 corridor

Plant City, Fla., has approved a new Pilot Travel Center, according to the Plant City Observer. Still in the early phases of development, the truck stop will include 70 truck parking spaces. Although some residents voiced opposition, there were actually a few who threw support behind the truck stop. City commissioners approved the Pilot project unanimously.

Love’s coming to Wyoming

Natrona County, Wyo., has given Love’s Travel Stops the green light to move forward with a new location near Bar Nunn. According to preliminary plans submitted to the county, the new truck stop will include an unspecified number of overnight truck parking spaces. Love’s aims to open the location sometime next year.

Truck stop loses court battle

A similar situation has ended in Ghent, W.V. After his proposal was denied, a truck stop developer took the county to court. WVNS-TV is reporting that the courts have sided with the county, ending any hopes for a new truck stop off Interstate 77.

Truck parking fine increases exponentially

Howard County, Md., is done messing around with trucks parked illegally. Located just outside Baltimore, the county increased truck parking violations from $33 to $250 for the first offense. Fines now increase to $500 the second time and $750 for subsequent offenses.

Truck parking ban strikes New York town

Riverhead, N.Y., is the latest municipality to implement a truck parking and idling ban. Specifically, the Long Island town is prohibiting parking along Youngs Avenue. According to the Riverhead News-Review, one company is responsible for the parking ban: Crown Recycling. In addition to stinking up the area, the company also has insufficient space, forcing trucks to park on the road. That didn’t sit well with residents. The city issued the company a stop-work order, followed by the parking ordinance.

New Love’s locations

Love’s Travel Stops has opened several new locations in recent months, adding more than 200 truck parking spaces to the infrastructure.

2851 W. Texas Highway 86 (Exit 74, Interstate 27) in Tulia, Texas (59 truck parking spaces)
1801 W. Interstate 20 (Exit 176, I-20) in Big Spring, Texas (105 spaces)
11268 Oklahoma Highway 99 (Exit 200, Interstate 40) in Seminole, Okla. (77 spaces) *reopening* LL