My Parking Shortage Solution (Revised). - Would you support this bill?

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{"text":"This is the revised letter I’m sending to my state representative to intrude a bill to solve the truck parking shortage. Do you have any suggestions to improve this? Would you support this?Keep in mind this is not the final letter that will be sent there are still some grammatical errors. \n\nThe Letter:\n\nI’m a man from a small town in West Virginia. I’ve lived in this great state all my life and are proud to call myself an American. I’ve known for quite some time that this nation has faced a truck parking shortage. More recently, having became a trucker, I’ve seen it’s much worst than I thought. I have asked over a hundred truckers if they think there is a shortage and the answer is always the same. This isn’t just a shortage it is a crisis for the industry and our country. \n\nWith nearly 3.5 million truckers there are only 300 thousand truck parking spaces across the United States according to the Department of Transportation. To stay in accordance with our hours of service we have to cut our days short or risk not having anywhere to park and being in violation of the DOT. The American Transportation Research Institute says that this in turn creates a yearly loss of $4600 in pay for the average trucker totaling over 16 billion in lost revenue and wages. Also, this leads to increased stress as well as posing a safety risk as truckers are forced to park in areas that aren’t safe. The private sector has little financial incentive to expand their parking and I’ve seen more public parking being shut down than opened. There isn’t a trucker alive that’s not aware of the parking shortage. At this rate I can only see this crisis becoming much worst. \n\nI’m asking in turn that you introduce a bill to allocate roughly $2.65 billion to fund the construction of 300,000 more parking spaces over the next 9 years. This is to double the number of parking spaces available from 300,000 to 600,000, with a minimal yearly goal of 35,000 newly constructed spaces. The funding will be used to expand parking at rest areas, weight stations, constructing new parking areas, and subsidizing the private sector to create more free parking. Subsidies will be very effective to for the tax dollar since the private sector will uphold the cost of maintenance and facilities that improve our quality of life. Once the 9 year period is up a portion of funding shall be allocated for the maintenance and improvement of the amenities of DOTs expanded parking. The funding shall be focused on truck parking alone with minimal cost on facilities, specifically towards areas that are in shortest supply with the highest demand and long stretches of road with no parking.  Data from company’s like Trucker Path can be used to target the areas that have parking full most often. Although, across the whole country this is an issue. The risk isn’t doing to much but in doing to little. \n\nTwo other supplements to this bill would be to create a tax incentive for Consignees and shippers to provide parking areas for deliveries and pickups.  Also, a mandate to require street parking for 18-Wheelers in future and current developments of industrial zones where space allows.\n\nAfter the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act died in 2020 with no vote many feel as though the government has abandoned us on this problem. Many have lost faith in the government to support us on this issue. This bill could change the trucking industry for the better, and restore truckers faith in the governments support. I urge you to help the hard working men and women of the trucking industry to keep America moving. \n\nSincerely, Corey Wrtachford","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true,"externalShare":false}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"If you included truck drivers gender studies in your bill it would pass.","replyToPid":0}

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936953 发表于 2021-03-07 21:09:48 If you included truck drivers gender studies in your bill it would pass.

","text":"Or if it included shutting down any pipeline within 100 miles of a truck stop lol","replyToPid":419092}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"And I’m sure if you made it a requirement that each parking area be named after a sitting member of the House or Senate it might get at least noticed!","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Give it a shot bro, but also but in the bill to let the true truckers run free! ","replyToPid":0}

1075789

{"replyTo":"","text":"On a serious note though your thoughts on this would be great. ","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"The number $2.65 billion comes from the cost of constructing a 15 by 75 foot concrete parking space at $7 a square for, which it what they can cost. Why concrete? Because concrete, although the most expensive up front it is much cheaper in the long run maintenance wise and is more durable. If these spaces every became neglected by the government maintenance wise they would still be there for a long while for us to use. ","replyToPid":0}

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500031 发表于 2021-03-11 10:29:27 solution is simple: team driving or robot drivers so trucks never need a 10.

","text":"It’s gonna be a few decades before that rolls around.  For now we need a solution for human drivers. The main problem with team driving is there are only so many shippers and receivers that are 24-7 which limits how much we are able to do that as an industry as a whole. ","replyToPid":419507}

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1075789 发表于 2021-03-09 05:56:01 That’s is what a subsidie is. It’s a common practice where the government provides funding to a particular industry to increase production or drive down costs of a particular commodity. In this instance it would be to increase production of parking spaces. \nBesides that I not sure what else you could be asking.

","text":"We would have plenty of money to build more rest areas if we just stopped sending 3.8 billion dollars for Israel welfare.","replyToPid":419329}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Why not","replyToPid":0}

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1075789 发表于 2021-03-07 21:40:50 On a serious note though your thoughts on this would be great.

","text":"As evident over the last year, the trucking industry is pivotal part of National Defense. It may not be be exactly what Eisenhower was thinking when he signed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 and paved the way for the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System. Maybe you should include the Committee of Homeland Security as another avenue of funding. Some money could come from the defense budget.","replyToPid":419100}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Good luck Corey anything on this subject matter is worth a try.  The only thing I would suggest is talking to the OOida team n seek a national platform.","replyToPid":0}

1075789

{"replyTo":"","text":"I hear ya. I’ll defiantly be mailing this and hopefully we can get them to do something. ","replyToPid":0}