Comments By Bill R.

I was in the military (Army) from 1987-1995. One thing I did not know is that my GI Bill actually EXPIRED! I did not know that could happen. So, when I went to trucking school, I was really PEEVED when I found out I would have to put up the entire 5 grand.

Get a PO Box in the town you have your license from. And, you can store the car at a Long Term storage facility. If you live in a city, those can be found easiest in the suburbs.

I guess first, we need a list of parameters. Are there more than you listed?

1.) size 2.) number available 3.) road restrictions 4.) bathrooms 5.) road restrictions 6.) wifi ? 7.) restaurant ? 8.) fuel ? 9.) hours ?

Is that all?

Right, it's crowdsourced. No, I'm not working on it right now. I expect someday I'll do it but it's not high on the list right now.

Seems to me, we have enough drivers here, that we could start gathering the needed information (destinations) ... Once the app is built, inpout the info from said thread, and we have a good starting point.

We are going to need someone to lead the data collection. Dan?

I have smoked a little in the past. Found it to be enjoyable but always felt guilty as hell, because I KNEW it was very bad for me. Never really allowed it to become an addiction, I could literally feel the hook setting, I was waiting tables. When I woke up one morning, craving a smoke, it horrified me, and I quit for good. That was over 25 yrs ago. Considering that inhaling 2nd hand smoke is as bad or worse than actually smoking the cigarette, I hope to god my trainer is not a "Butthead". If my trainer does smoke, I hope he AT LEAST, rolls the window down.

just looked this up. the part about 2nd hand smoke is horrible! It's hard to imagine that people still pay almost 5 BUCKS a pack for cigarettes that absolutely KILL THEM AND THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM.

from the CDC - "Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States, including nearly 42,000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure." <---- say what you want, but 42,000 people die a year, because someone ELSE had to smoke. WOW!!

Actually, I find this data to be quite suspicious. I am unaware of ANY peer reviewed studies that hold up to scrutiny. I am NOT advocating smoking in any way, but I have researched this and never found the CDC to actually show any credible studies.

The only problem with that idea, Brett, is that it requires active participation from drivers. It sounds like it might do well. Do you need someone who can do SDK work to create the app, or do you have someone working on it?

Greenup, IL is bit farther north, but MTI ALWAYS has openings.

So, since parking has been a problem for YEARS, and now, on/off ramps (even at rest areas) is deemed unsafe (I probably agree), it seems that there is no pending solution. Anyone have any ideas? I understand the problem, a parked truck earns no one any money (aside from drivers being safe). What is a good solution? It also appears that a driver might have to stop earlier than necessary to be sure to earn a parking spot.

Also, the section on running over HOS; is it possible with e-logs?

One thing not discussed that I could find (I read the entire book today, it was THAT valuable) was parking on off-ramps. I see it done all the time, but is it legal? AND, my uncle quit trucking in the early 80's. He said one of the main problems was parking. How serious is it?