New TruckPark app helps truck drivers reserve parking spaces

The company previously offered its reservation system through its website before launching its mobile app.

“We want to make sure that every driver focuses on their job, not worrying about searching for parking,” Joshua Walls, chief operation officer of TruckPark, told FreightWaves.

According to the American Transportation Research Institute, or ATRI, truck drivers spend nearly an hour each day searching for a place to stop for the night. Lack of available truck parking ranks fifth on ATRI’s list of industry concerns.

There is a crucial shortage of parking for big rigs, according to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

The agency estimates there are more than 3 million truckers on the road, but parking for only approximately 300,000 trucks. Many states are reporting acute parking needs, primarily along major transit corridors and in dense metropolitan areas.

Walls said the company’s long-term goal is to eventually partner with locations that offer other services, like maintenance shops, that truckers could utilize while parked.  

“We want to make sure the driver experience is unmatched from the point of reservation to the time they arrive at our location and throughout their stay,” Walls said.