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It’s About Using Space Wisely: Cross-Border Trucks Face Different Challenges When It Comes to Parking

March 29, 2023

by Erik Vargas and Okan Gurbuz

In its 2020 Texas Statewide Truck Parking Study, the Texas Department of Transportation noted that trucks carrying 1.2 billion tons of freight worth $1.7 trillion each year in the Lone Star State. That means 140,000 trucks must park somewhere in the state every day for drivers to rest and sleep. Noted in the study, truck volume is expected to grow by some 80 percent by 2040, making today’s shortage of truck parking facilities a crisis down the road.
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Keeping Ahead of the Curve: Mitigating Extreme Traffic Events with Advanced Technology

November 10, 2022

by Rafael Aldrete and Swapnil Samant

Transportation agencies are charged with the formidable task of keeping people and goods moving efficiently, reliably and safely. Sometimes, that’s not easy. When bad weather hits, for example, a transportation management agency’s limited resources and personnel are stretched thin by mass movements of cars and trucks stressing the local network.

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