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2oldman
Explorer II
Apr 06, 2017

Truck stops

I chatted with a couple truck drivers in a Freightliner service lounge yesterday. I asked if they got upset when RVs are parked in their overnight spots.

They both said no, as long as you're a larger rig - like a big trailer/5er. What they don't like is the little guys - perhaps truck campers - or sleeping in a car.

They also said to pull in head first to keep away from overnight idling engine noise, or noise from refer units.
  • Small rv in huge space is kinda selfish, unless most of the parking lot is empty. my pet peeves is when gas rigs park in front of the only diesel pump, when there are other gas pumps available. People are so self centered they don't even consider how their actions affect others.
  • That's exactly what the OP's truck drivers were commenting on. A SMALL RV parked in the truck lot when it could have just as easily parked in the car section of a rest area etc. instead of taking up a truck spot. It's even worse now, but when I drove over the road 10 years ago it was estimated that if every driver stopped for the night at the same time 20,000 ++ would not be able to find a place to park for the night. Myself when I've had to spend the night in a rest area I've parked our below listed coach in the auto section at 1 end of the other parallel to the curb.
  • pnichols wrote:
    Here's us over-nighting at a truck stop ... parked so that we didn't here their idling noise too much ;) :


    Little dog with a big dog complex! I love it!
  • Here's us over-nighting at a truck stop ... parked so that we didn't hear their idling noise too much ;) :
  • Well I find it annoying when the trucks park in the RV slots while there are plenty of open slots in the truck area.
  • RoyB wrote:
    I parked in the one at Roanoke VA one night and there was girls with short skirts on knocking on the trailer door all night long...

    Maybe they were selling Girl Scout cookies? :W
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    I parked in the one at Roanoke VA one night and there was girls with short skirts on knocking on the trailer door all night long...

    It was funny at first but that wore off pretty quick...

    Truck stops also has trucks coming and going all night long as well... All too busy for this old man...

    Roy Ken

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