The Larger The City, The Smaller The Truck Stops Are And Vice Versa
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Sport stadiums bring in tens of millions a year, truck stops bring in dirty trucks and drivers that trash every lot they are in.
Just look at pretty much every truck stop and it is no wonder people don't want them in their neighborhood.
I do agree there needs to be more truck parking, but truck drivers are their own worse enemy when it comes to that. They trash a lot of places that used to allow it then act outraged when they aren't allowed back.
And ROI (return on investment) is a big factor because the actual property needed is very expensive in larger, more densely occupied areas. If truck stops were profitable in the locations you are talking about, we would see more of them. But there would still be the issue Bobcat pointed out.
It doesn’t have to be real truck stops. Just pave or gravel some vacant land and allow truck parking. They could build them cheaper on the outskirts of towns. Many of us prefer to park on the outskirts.
Sport stadiums bring in tens of millions a year, truck stops bring in dirty trucks and drivers that trash every lot they are in.
Just look at pretty much every truck stop and it is no wonder people don't want them in their neighborhood.
I do agree there needs to be more truck parking, but truck drivers are their own worse enemy when it comes to that. They trash a lot of places that used to allow it then act outraged when they aren't allowed back.
I parked at a McDonalds last night that was gracious enough to allow overnight parking. Sure enough, some dirty driver had thrown out his food bag onto the parking lot when there was a trash can 50 feet away. I picked it up and threw it away.
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Despite this, politicians have the audacity to complain about trucks parking on streets and saying they'll be towed. Politicians should give grants to build larger truck stops in major cities instead of dumping hundreds of millions into stupid sport stadiums which are a terrible investment for the cities in which they're built at.
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