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A bill designed to facilitate access to parking around the country for commercial vehicles was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Trucking companies are addressing the parking shortage in multiple ways, including advance planning, using technology to access real-time information on parking availability, or even embracing paid reservations for parking spaces or hotel rooms to make it easier for drivers to shut down for the night.

A five-year update to a major parking availability survey for truck drivers had pretty much the same bottom line: There remains an overall critical shortage of parking spaces for truck drivers.

An organization representing the Phoenix metropolitan area is conducting a study of truck parking issues in the region.

Truck parking challenges in the Northeast amid the coronavirus pandemic — due in part to shipment type or route changes — are being surveyed by a group of 13 transportation departments and metropolitan planning organizations.

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have introduced legislation that would address the lack of available truck parking. Reps. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Angie Craig (D-Minn.) are co-sponsoring the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act, which they introduced March 5.

Infrastructure investment and increased truck parking capacity are among the recommendations listed by freight haulers that participated in the Department of Transportation’s request for information on its National Freight Strategic Plan.

WASHINGTON — Results of a comprehensive national federal survey of truck parking availability will be made public in the next few months, according to a Jan. 15 presentation at the Transportation Research Board annual meeting.

The Florida Department of Transportation is conducting a survey to study truck parking issues.

Technology company TruckPark Inc. announced a strategic partnership with logistics and transportation industry software developer UTECH to provide truck drivers with easy access to find safe, secure parking.