{"text":"New to the industry and have a few questions \n\nHow much does it cost to park overnight at Flying J, Loves, etc \n\nIs there any lots near the big commercial companies where you can park as well and pay less. \n\nThanks!!!","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true}
{"replyTo":"","text":"TA/Petro and Pilot/Flying J and a handful of smaller places are the only ones that have paid parking. It usually costs between $10-$16. You should only have to pay if you get to a truck stop too late or you are too scared to back between two trucks. Free parking is usually 100% full by 8pm. Smaller lots will fill up faster, some truck stops with 300+ spots may not fill up at all. Most places will have at least 1 or 2 paid parking spot open at any given time unless you’re next to a major crossroads like Memphis. ","replyToPid":0}
{"replyTo":"","text":"you should rarely have to pay for parking. just spend some time trip planning and it will get easier for you. good luck!","replyToPid":0}
{"replyTo":"","text":"depends where you are. a lot of California is paid parking and sometimes there's nothing anywhere close to where you're delivering. if there's nothing close by I go on Google maps and search surrounding streets with satellite view. sometimes you can see areas where other trucks are parked or find low traffic dead end streets. when I see a possible option I go on street view so I can see if there's any no parking signs and check out how the area looks. anytime I find decent streets or areas to park I always save them on maps for future parking. if I look at LA on maps I've got pins dropped all over the place.","replyToPid":0}
{"replyTo":"","text":"The norm is around $15ish. No matter how much trip planning you do there will always be situations like getting somewhere and you know it's going to be late, just use your points to get your parking ahead of time.","replyToPid":0}
{"replyTo":"","text":"Paying to park it’s a different price at different places. It’s based on how high of demand there is in that area. I know one pilot in Washington state it’s 45 a day where another pilot in Oregon is 15. ","replyToPid":0}