Kentucky Truck Parking Study
Why Truck Parking?
Truck drivers are often faced with a tough decision:
- To find a safe parking location before exhausting their allowed Hours-of-Service (and lose productivity) or to risk proceeding with uncertain parking expectations.
- Drivers that cannot find available truck parking when their hours elapse often park on highway ramps, creating risk for themselves and the general motoring public.
OR
! According to the American Trucking Research Institute (ATRI), drivers lose $4,500 in productivity each year due to this paradox. !
Current Trends
Increased Trucking Demand
Over the past decade, overall tonnage carried by trucks increased 24%.
Truck Driver Shortage
The long-haul trucking industry has difficulty recruiting and retaining qualified and insurable drivers. This increases “cost” of productivity lost by the truck parking paradox.
Hours of Service
There has been an increase in limitations on the number of consecutive hours a truck driver can drive.
Electronic Logging Devices
Recent changes in federal law has required trucking operations to shift from paper to electronic logbooks.
Productivity Expectations
Truck drivers are under more pressure due to customer expectations for shorter delivery times and an increasingly competitive marketplace.
Study Goals
Identify Truck Parking Supply and Demand
Assess truck parking statewide and on major freight corridors.
Focus on Safety
Concentrate on unauthorized parking on highway ramps.
Act Now
Complete preliminary conceptual design of new/upgrade parking facilities.
Leverage Existing KYTC Right-of-Way
Utilize the existing right-of-way for low-cost, high-impact opportunities that increase truck parking capacity.
Key Takeaways
Parked Trucks
Each weekday night, there are approximately 9,000 trucks parked in Kentucky for 4+ hours.
Parking Spots
There are 7,196 truck parking spots in Kentucky.
Busiest Night
The busiest night for truck parking is Wednesday.
Parking Spot Owners
82 percent of truck parking spots are provided by private sector truck stops.
Parking Locations
18 percent of parking by KYTC is located at rest areas and weigh stations.
Truck Parking Supply and Demand Map
Click on the map to learn more about the truck parking supply and unmet demand in Kentucky.
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Truck Parking Survey
The Kentucky Truck Parking Study seeks to identify truck parking issues and solutions throughout Kentucky. To do this, we need help from those who drive trucks and understand these issues, such as parking locations and truck parking technology along the routes. Please take 5 minutes to complete our survey. Your responses will help inform our decisions for improving truck parking in our state. We appreciate your input!
