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Jason's Law Truck Parking Survey Results and Comparative Analysis

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United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

August 2015


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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