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Research: Best and Worst Times, Places for Truck Parking
Trucker Path, a mobile app for truckers, has released its findings on where and when parking is less than optimal.

Trucker Path, a mobile app for truckers, has released its findings on where and when parking is less than optimal.
Photo: Trucker Path
Trucker Path, a mobile app for truckers, has released its findings on where and when parking is less than optimal.
Fast Facts:
Overall, the data shows US truck parking tends to be more crowded on the East coast than the West coast, and it also suggests it gets fuller at night (7-10pm) than at noon (11am-2pm).
The top 5 states with the least truck parking (from high to low) at noon are Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, North Carolina, and Maryland.
The top 5 states with the least truck parking (from high to low) at night are West Virginia, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Kentucky, and Arkansas.
Massachusetts has the least truck parking at noon, and West Virginia has the fullest truck parking status at night.
The top 5 states with the most available truck parking (from high to low) at noon are North Dakota, Montana South, Dakota Michigan, and Nevada
The top 5 states with the most available truck parking (from high to low) at night are South Dakota, Michigan, Vermont, Nevada, and Florida
North Dakota has the most available truck parking at noon, and South Dakota has the most abundant truck parking status night.
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