With two months left in his Cabinet-level tenure, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg intends to press ahead with policies aimed at boosting freight and supply chain operations.

Outpost will offer more than 1,700 additional tractor-trailer parking spaces at four sites near key U.S. logistics hubs, it said Sept. 19.

The group’s sixth annual “Call on Washington” this September featured visits with lawmakers, their federal legislative staff and industry experts.

The Montana State Department of Transportation is refurbishing two eastbound and westbound rest areas on Interstate 90 near Billings to increase truck parking and add a new weigh station.

The Texas Department of Transportation has replaced a pair of rest areas near Van Horn on I-10 that boast two of its largest commercial vehicle parking areas to accommodate 116 trucks.

WASHINGTON — A fiscal 2025 House committee-approved transportation funding bill would dedicate $200 million for expanding parking availability for the nation’s truck drivers.

Ensuring that professional drivers have access to ample truck parking is not merely a matter of convenience – it’s both a safety issue and a productivity issue. Lisa Mullings, president and CEO of NATSO, joins Seth Clevenger to discuss the truck parking issue, the future of truck stops and her takeaways from a recent ride-along with a professional truck driver.

WASHINGTON — Following a hearing with House lawmakers, Secretary Pete Buttigieg said enhancing parking availability for commercial vehicles remains central to his department’s agenda.

WASHINGTON — A transportation bill approved June 27 by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee includes $200 million for truck parking operations nationwide.

A stretch of Interstate 4 in Florida from Orlando to Tampa where 90 public parking places exist for 18,000 trucks passing daily will gain a companion in two years when a 120-space lot opens.