Jason's Law Truck Parking Survey Results and Comparative Analysis

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August 2015

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary
I. Introduction
	Truck Parking – A National Challenge
	Previous Truck Parking Studies and Key Findings
		U.S. Department of Transportation
		American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials / National Cooperative Highway Research Program
		Jason’s Law Movement
	Truck Parking Funding Programs
		The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
		The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
	Truck Parking: Background and Key Issues
	Land Use Issues and Real Estate Economics
		Congestion
		Highway Safety
		The Law Enforcement Dilemma
		Truck Parking Initiatives
	About This Report
II. Truck Volumes and Truck Parking Locations
	Introduction
	Volume of Commercial Motor Vehicle Traffic Data
	Parking Space Data
III. Survey of State Capability to Provide Adequate Truck Parking
	Introduction and Approach
	Stakeholder Outreach
	Survey Design
	Survey Outreach and Delivery
		Perspectives from State Departments of Transportation and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
		Commercial Vehicle Enforcement and Safety Officials
		Trucking Industry
		Truck Stop Operators
	Response Rate of Stakeholders
	Results – Survey Results by Stakeholder Group
		State Department of Transportation Results
		State Motor Carrier Safety Officials
		Commercial Truck Drivers and Trucking Firm Logistics Personnel
		Private Travel Plaza and Truck Stop Operators
	Discussion and Opportunities for Future Research
	Conclusions
IV. Truck Parking Metrics
	Introduction
	Review of Truck Parking Metrics
	Desk Scan of Prior Studies
	Truck Parking Metrics Workshop
	Workshop Presentation
	Input from Representatives
		State Departments of Transportation and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
		Truck Stop Operators
		Commercial Vehicle Enforcement and Safety Officials
		Trucking Industry
	Summary of Workshop Results
	Analysis of Methodologies and Metrics
	Metrics Summary and Recommendations
	Beyond Implementing the Metrics
V. Summary and Conclusions
	Conclusions
References
Appendix A – State Maps
Appendix B – Survey Instruments

List of Tables

Table 1	Supporting Organizations and Target Survey Groups
Table 2	General Survey Content
Table 3	Survey Responses
Table 4	Results of Assessment of Key Indicators
Table 5	Results of Assessment of Key Indicators from OOIDA, ATA, and CVSA Surveys
Table 6	Upper and Lower Quartile Results: Parking Supply
Table 7	Upper and Lower Quartile Results: Parking Indicators
Table 8	Upper and Lower Quartile Results from OOIDA, ATA, and CVSA Surveys
Table 9	Number of Unofficial Parking Locations Identified
Table 10	Operator Requirements: Do you deliver goods in more than one State AND have a need to park your truck to get required sleep?
Table 11	List of Documents for Desk Scan
Table 12	Recommended Tier I Metrics
Table 13	Recommended Tier II Metrics
Table 14	Aspirational Metric

List of Figures

Figure 1	Combination Truck Volumes on the Nation’s Highways
Figure 2	Distribution of Parking Space Count in Private Truck Stops
Figure 3	Number of Truck Parking Facilities with Showers
Figure 4	Commercial Vehicle Truck Parking Spaces at Private Truck Areas
Figure 5	Commercial Vehicle Parking Spaces at Public Rest Areas
Figure 6	Total Number of Commercial Vehicle Truck Parking Spaces
Figure 7	Commercial Vehicle Truck Parking Spaces per Daily 100,000 Miles of Combination Truck Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT)
Figure 8	States Reporting Truck Parking Problems
Figure 9	Locations of Truck Parking Problems Reported by States
Figure 10	States with Shortages at Designated Pullouts or Vistas
Figure 11	States with Shortages at Private Truck Stops
Figure 12	States Observing Shortages at Public Rest Areas
Figure 13	Trucks Parking Along Freeway Shoulders
Figure 14	Trucks Parked at Freeway Interchanges
Figure 15	States Observing Trucks Parked at Weigh Stations
Figure 16	Trucks Parked in Local Commercial Areas
Figure 17	Trucks Parked on Conventional Highway Roadsides
Figure 18	Trucks Parked on Local Streets near Freeways
Figure 19	Truck Parking Spaces in Relation to VMT, NHS, and GDP by State
Figure 20	Unofficial Parking Locations as Reported by State Motor Carrier Safety Personnel
Figure 21	Hourly Distribution of Vehicles Parked in Unofficial Parking Locations
Figure 22	Daily Distribution of Vehicles Parked in Unofficial Parking Locations
Figure 23	Monthly Distribution of Trucks Parked in Unofficial Parking Locations
Figure 24	Frequency Drivers Experienced Difficulty in Finding Safe Parking Location in the Past Year
Figure 25	Time of Day When Drivers Experienced Most Difficulty in Finding Safe Parking over the Past Year
Figure 26	Days When Drivers Experience Most Difficulty in Finding Safe Parking over the Past Year
Figure 27	Months of the Year Drivers Experience Difficulty in Finding Safety Parking
Figure 28	Percent Drivers Reporting Shortages of Safe Truck Parking by Region
Figure 29	Percent Drivers Reporting Sufficient Parking by Region
Figure 30	Top 15 Cited Interstates with Shortages by OOIDA/ATA Truck Drivers and Professionals
Figure 31	Distribution of Truck Parking Spaces Operated by Facility
Figure 32	Percent Truck Stops Operating at More than 100 percent Truck Parking Capacity by Time of Day
Figure 33	Percent of Truck Stops Operating at More Than 100 Percent Truck Parking Capacity by Day of Week
Figure 34	Percent Truck Stops Operating at More Than 100 percent Truck Parking Capacity by Month of Year
Figure 35	Figure 35. Twenty-four Hour Parking Accumulation Profile

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