Truck parking
Freight planning
The safe and efficient movement of freight depends on adequate and strategically located truck parking. Federal hours-of-service regulations require drivers to rest at defined intervals, causing them to search for parking before their allowable drive time expires or while staging for their pick-up and delivery slots, resulting in lost productivity, higher shipping costs and increased congestion. Parking shortages can also lead to parking in unauthorized locations and result in a safety hazard for both the driver and the motoring public.
TxDOT is committed to addressing truck parking through statewide, regional, and corridor action plans as well as technological innovations such as the Truck Parking Availability System.