Private Truck Stop Operators

OMB CONTROL NUMBER: 2125-0638
EXPIRATION DATE: mm/dd/yyyy

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A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2125-0638. Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be approximately 1 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering, and maintaining the data needed, completing, and reviewing the collection of information. All responses to this collection of information are voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave SE, Washington, D.C. 20590.

2024 Jason's Law Truck Parking Survey – Private Truck Stop Owners and Operators

Proposed Email Transmittal:
TO: NATSO Members: Your immediate assistance is requested to support a survey of truck parking issues that the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) is required to perform under Jason’s Law MAP-21 §1401(c) (Jason’s Law). Jason’s Law states that, “not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with relevant State motor carrier safety personnel, shall conduct a survey of each State-- (A) to evaluate the capability of the State to provide adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate transportation; (B) to assess the volume of commercial motor vehicle traffic in the State; and (C) to develop a system of metrics to measure the adequacy of commercial motor vehicle parking facilities in the State. (2) Results.--The results of the survey under paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public on the website of the Department of Transportation. (3) The Secretary shall periodically update the survey under this subsection.” This is an update to the survey that was conducted in 2019. To update the evaluation of the capability of the states to provide adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate transportation FHWA has developed a truck parking survey for you to complete regarding truck parking at your facilities. The survey is available online through the following link. Please fill it out for each of your parking facilities: Link to Survey A prompt response is requested. Please reply no later than <Insert Date (date should be two weeks from the sent date)>. If you have any questions regarding the survey, please feel free to contact me or Ms. Amber Reimnitz at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Freight Management and Operations at [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation. Insert Signature of NATSO representative
Online survey questionnaire:
1. Truck parking facility location
Facility Name	Enter text:
Street address	Enter text:
Municipality	Enter text:
County	Enter text:
State	Enter text:
Latitude	Enter text:
Longitude	Enter text:
2. Truck parking spaces
Number of truck parking spaces	Enter text:
What hours are trucks allowed to park at this location?	Enter text:
What is the maximum # of hours a truck can park at this location?	Enter text:
3. On a Typical day, what is the truck parking space utilization by time period in each lot?
Midnight to 5AM	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
5AM to 9AM	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
9AM to Noon	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
Noon to 4PM	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
4PM to 7PM	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
7PM to Midnight	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
4. During each day of the week, what is the typical truck parking space utilization in each lot?
Sunday	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
Monday	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
Tuesday	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
Wednesday	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
Thursday	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
Friday	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
Saturday	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
5. During each month of the year, what is the typical truck parking space utilization in each lot?
January	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
February	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
March	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
April	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
May	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
June	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
July	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
August	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
September	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
October	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
November	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
December	25% or less; 26 to 50%; 51 to 75%; 76 to 100%; more than 100%
6. Truck Parking Usage
Are additional truck parking spaces needed at or near this location? If YES, how many additional truck parking spaces are needed? If NO, leave blank.	Enter text:
Are you planning on increasing or decreasing truck parking in at your facilities in the next 3 to 5 years? If yes, please indicated where, how much parking will be added or removed and what brought about the truck parking change. If no, leave blank.	Enter text:
What type of public assistance would be helpful in expanding truck parking? Example: business recipes, land costs, local community and public engagement support.	Enter text:
7. Truck parking information, reservations and fees
Does this truck parking facility include a Truck Parking Information System or other equipment to monitor truck parking utilization and availability?	No. Yes, entrance and exit counts. Yes, individual space occupancy counts. Yes, video space occupancy counts. Yes, both entrance and exit counts and space occupancy counts. Parking is manually monitored and information provided by app or other means.
Do you offer truck parking reservations? (select all that apply)	No. Yes, all drivers can request a reservation. Yes, reserved spaces are provided to trucking companies as part of fuel purchase agreements.
Do you charge for truck parking? (select all that apply)	No. Yes, charge for all truck parking. Yes, charge solely for a small number of reserved parking spots. Yes, but waived for drivers who purchase something (such as fuel, food, showers, etc.)?
8. Is there any additional information you would like to provide regarding truck parking?
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