Group studies truck parking in I-81 corridor
A group studying freight movement along Interstate 81 says it hopes to create an electronic system to direct tractor-trailer drivers to open parking spaces.
A committee of the I-80 Corridor Coalition announced the project Monday in Hagerstown.
Virginia Tech Transportation Fellow Ray Pethtel says there are at least 5,260 designated truck parking spaces along the six-state, 855-mile corridor. But he says many trucks park overnight on ramps and road shoulders.
Pethtel says the group is seeking funding to develop a system that could use wireless technology to tell drivers where parking is available and what amenities exist at that location.
Virginia Tech Transportation Fellow Ray Pethtel says there are at least 5,260 designated truck parking spaces along the six-state, 855-mile corridor. But he says many trucks park overnight on ramps and road shoulders.
Pethtel says the group is seeking funding to develop a system that could use wireless technology to tell drivers where parking is available and what amenities exist at that location.
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