New Jersey’s Department of Transportation is looking for truckers’ feedback about the state’s parking situation, with an eye toward addressing the shortage. Also, what kind of amenities are you looking for at truck stops? The folks at TruckerPath were curious about that, so they conducted a survey. We’ll discuss the results. Then, not many changes are showing up on the spot market, and it appears that may be the case for the summer. We’ll speak with Brent Hutto of Truckstop.
10:14 – What do you want in a truck stop?
25:09 – New Jersey wants to hear from you about truck parking
40:09 – Steady as it goes on the spot market
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- The New York State DOT is looking at adding freight parking facilities along Interstate 84. They want to hear from drivers who travel the area. The deadline is June 28.
- If you’d like to take part in the New Jersey DOT’s truck parking survey, click here. The survey closes June 16.
- Find more information about the freight market online.
- Wednesday through Saturday, June 5-8, Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker will be at the ATHS National Convention and Truck Show at the York Expo Center in York, Pa. Stop in and join OOIDA for a $10 discount.
- It’s now even easier to contact your elected officials and stay up to date on current trucking issues. Visit OOIDA’s Fighting For Truckers
- You can donate to the Truckers For Troops fund all year.
- To read Tyson Fisher’s w tory about the TruckerPath truck stop amenities survey, go to the Land Line Magazine website.
- You can learn more about TruckerPath, including some of their other surveys, go to their website.
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What do you want in a truck stop?
What do you want at a truck stop? What kind of amenities are you looking for, and which of those is your priority? Is it nice showers, a sit-down restaurant, parking lot safety or something else? The folks at TruckerPath were curious about that, so they conducted a survey. Chris Oliver of TruckerPath offers some insight into the results.
New Jersey wants to hear from you about truck parking
If you spend any time working – or more specifically, looking for parking – in New Jersey, the state wants to hear from you. It’s accepting feedback right now about the truck parking situation throughout the Garden State. This is part of a broader plan to address the shortage. Janice Marino-Doyle from the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Office of Freight Planning joins the show to discuss it all.
Steady as it goes on the spot market
Not many changes are showing up on the spot market, and it appears that may be the case for the summer. We speak with Brent Hutto from Truckstop about the past week and what the future could look like for rates.
