tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745308.post2235719727800130603..comments2023-11-03T08:07:48.191-03:00Comments on The Daily Rant: The Parking Problems For A Big Rig Never EndThe Daily Ranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489187226759792239noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745308.post-39695570216175087262014-03-20T00:45:28.112-03:002014-03-20T00:45:28.112-03:00BELLEDOG: This is such a great idea! A much bett...BELLEDOG: This is such a great idea! A much better approach than what was on my mind. LOL I don't know that it'd make much of a difference, but it might put the thought in their head next time they're driving around looking for a spot.<br /><br />HEATHER: I'm SO with you on the camper and cars with trailers thing! I know they need to rest too, but we have to rest BY LAW. And they can go to Walmart. And if a cop woke me up to hand me a ticket, I'd be pissed. And that's one ticket I'd make sure I got back to that town to go to court for! <br /><br />MARLAINA: After a certain hour, they SHOULD let bobtails park in car parking. In the wee hours of the morning when we are tired and need to stop, those stores aren't packed with shoppers. And a car can easily squeeze in somewhere else. And I totally agree that the shippers and receivers should be held accountable as part of the problem. Just once I'd like to see what would happen if the trucks stopped running - even the lawmakers would be rethinking their idiotic rules.<br /><br />ANONYMOUS: I am a little more okay with a straight truck taking up the space over a bobtail. And I can see wanting to cozy into the spot - it does feel very private. Sometimes we nose in for that very reason - so I can leave the curtains open and not have every Tom, Dick, and Harry peering in. But again, there should be a straight truck parking area too, since you do require less space - you can feasibly fit two straight trucks in the spot a big truck needs. You need your rest too, so I get it. :) The Daily Ranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489187226759792239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745308.post-27891318332721457102014-03-19T20:41:06.280-03:002014-03-19T20:41:06.280-03:00We are guilty of doing that very thing. We are no...We are guilty of doing that very thing. We are not a bobtail, but do drive a straight truck and it is considerably smaller than a truck and trailer. We do prefer to back all the way up into the space. Sometimes it has been helpful to other trucks in a tight situation trying to back in. Something about wanting to be alone in a truck stop full of other trucks.<br /><br />M.T. in MissouriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745308.post-47142683623909625942014-03-14T12:59:58.205-03:002014-03-14T12:59:58.205-03:00Let me tell you, in the six years that I have been...Let me tell you, in the six years that I have been doing this, the parking situation has changed but it is steadily getting worse. I think there are more regional runs, ostensibly to get drivers home on weekends. Now I find that the trucks stops are jammed from Sunday night to Friday morning, but fairly open on the weekend. Truck stops are actually hounding bobtails out of areas where they would be better off because it interferes with car parking. Most truckstops are now C-Stores that also sell diesel and sometimes have space for a big truck to park. There is more paid parking and I think that trend will continue. On one hand, I know they have to make money too, on the other hand, many laws say we can't drive around aimlessly and we can't stop wherever there is space. So once again, it's going to take a catastrophe before something is done. And the regulators could start by banging the drum for being shippers and receivers into the regulated fold. If some of these giant distribution centers that use most of the trucks had parking spaces and facilities, which they should have, it would ease the parking situation. I hate that these giant corporations use taxpayers money to make their bazillions, pay no tax themselves and have no responsibility in their industry. And we the people have become so used to being hosed, that we the discomfort is now feels normal. There that's my rant.Marlainahttp://www.lifewithnofixedaddress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745308.post-36782963471838088252014-03-11T00:50:36.251-03:002014-03-11T00:50:36.251-03:00I used to hate that also when I drove. Some probl...I used to hate that also when I drove. Some problems never get better it seems. I also hated pulling into rest areas and seeing campers and cars with trailers parked with the trucks late at night. I know that the signs direct them to park there but when I'm exhausted and would park out of the way in the car parking area and then wake up to a state trooper banging on my door with ticket in hand... ugh! You know darn well those "tourists" in the campers aren't going to be given a ticket if they park with the cars. Heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745308.post-21203736063680302822014-03-10T12:55:46.364-03:002014-03-10T12:55:46.364-03:00I'd say print up on your computer, and leave o...I'd say print up on your computer, and leave on the bobtailer's window, a gentle note explaining how tired you were when you arrived and it did not help to have them occupying a 71+ foot space when THEY could have parked elsewhere.<br /><br />That it's hard enough out there for truckers without those with bobtails making it harder for those taking their mandated rest breaks. Then wish them well on their drive.<br /><br />Speaking only for myself, in my off the road life, I respond better to polite requests, and particularly after having a little time to think through the situation. A nice note from a fellow trucker would do that.<br /><br />Interesting problem to highlight, though, and good on you for making it known.Belledognoreply@blogger.com