| Title | Jason’s Law Truck Parking Survey Results and Comparative Analysis |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 78527 |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Freight Management and Operations |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publication Date | 20150801 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This material documents the findings of the Jason’s Law Truck Parking Survey, which was conducted to meet the requirements of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21; P.L. 112-141) law that became effective on October 1, 2012. The purpose of Section 1401 of MAP-21, more popularly known as “Jason’s Law,” was to address the commercial motor vehicle parking shortage at public and private facilities along the National Highway System (NHS). Jason’s Law directed the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a survey and a comparative assessment to: 1. Evaluate the capability of each State to provide adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate transportation; 2. Assess the volume of commercial motor vehicle traffic in each State; and 3. Develop a system of metrics to measure the adequacy of commercial motor vehicle parking facilities in each State. Truck parking shortages are a national safety concern. A number of studies have been completed in recent years to analyze the adequacy of truck parking and the associated safety risks. Many of these studies documented projected growth of truck traffic on the Nation’s highway system, severe truck parking shortages in some regions, a lack of adequate information for truck drivers about parking capacity at existing facilities, and the challenges associated with routing and delivery requirements and accommodating rest periods. The studies’ findings strongly correlate with anecdotal information collected from the trucking industry as well. The following information provides a brief summary of the survey and comparative assessment tasks required under Jason’s Law. |
| Rosap ID | dot:51789 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/51789 |
| TRT Terms | Parking; Trucks; Alternatives analysis; Highway facilities |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1754634 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/78000/78500/78527/jasons_law.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/infrastructure/truck_parking/jasons_law/truckparkingsurvey/jasons_law.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |