Title: Commercial Vehicle Parking in California: Exploratory Evaluation of the Problem and Possible Technology-Based Solutions
Publication Information: Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2008
Report Number: UCD-ITS-RR-07-16
Author(s): Caroline Rodier and Susan Shaheen
Document Date: 8/1/07
Number of Pages: 17
Price: $5
Abstract:
The United States is experiencing dramatic growth in commercial
vehicle truck travel on our nation's roadway system as well as critical
shortages in truck parking. California ranks first in the nation's
overall (private and public) commercial vehicle parking shortage.
Recent estimates of the demand for truck parking in California indicate
that demand exceeds capacity at all public rest areas; this is the case
at 88 percent of private truck stops on the 34 corridors in California
with the highest truck travel volumes. Nationwide, shortages of public
truck spaces, however, are considered to be more severe than shortages,
but only 16 percent report private shortages. The truck parking
shortage in California and the U.S. has a number of serious
consequences that threaten our roadway safety, public health, and
economic productivity. This study begins with a literature review of
the commercial vehicle truck parking problems in California and the
United States, available evidence on the truck drivers' parking
preferences, and a description and evaluation of the current and future
approaches to the truck parking problem. Next, the results of a
statewide trucker survey conducted in 2006, which included questions
related to truck parking information services--a promising solution to
the truck parking problem suggested in the literature--are presented.
The study concludes by summarizing key findings.
Keywords:
Smart parking, trucks, intelligent transportation systems, California