Truck Parking

Mid-America Freight Coalition 

What do current supply chain challenges mean for truck parking shortages? While the world of logistics is seeing new pressures exacerbated by an “…online shopping boom, lower inventories and federal mandates on driver rest…”, truck parking and related driver safety issues persist. A recent article from Bloomberg highlights continued truck parking issues in light of continued supply chain disruption. The article, “Sleepy Truckers Get Forgotten in Supply Crisis Choking Economy”, is available at this link.

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