A commercial truck driver in an interview posted on trucknews.com wrote the following regarding laws that require him and other truckers to drive only so long, and then stop to rest:
“The government is telling me I have to stop. It is the law. Whose responsibility is it to make sure I have somewhere to stop? Give me the ability to obey the law because I want to obey the law….”
He continues that when there is no one to call when a truck parking spot has been taken by a non-commercial vehicle, “We just swear at the windshield and move on.”
RVers and van lifers were frequent call-outs in the story, as both trucks and RVs struggle for parking in a shrinking environment. Cars, trucks, and RVs—is there some way we can all get along?
Hours of Service—a driving force
Trucks and RVs have common needs: Places suitable for fueling, and certainly places to park overnight. Truck drivers are at a disadvantage: They must contend with federally mandated “Hours of Service” regulations. The 14-hour driving limit rule says a commercial driver can be on duty for a maximum of 14 consecutive hours. After that, he/she must be off duty for 10 consecutive hours. If they get caught on the road outside of those hours, a driver and/or his company can be slapped with fines ranging from $1,000 to $16,000 per violation. It’s no wonder truckers can get antsy when nearing the end of their allowed driving time.
We asked Dave Owens, a commercial driver, how this all works. He explained that many drivers start their drive at around 6:30 a.m. They might make 500 miles or more by the time their 14 hours are up. That means they must be off the highway no later than 8:30 that evening.
If the driver decides to pull into an interstate rest stop, what will he find? Rest stops, observes Owens, are often the quick overnight choice for RVers. You know how we RVers feel—by 6 p.m. or so it’s time to get off the road.
For the commercial driver, the hours of service regulations are a driving force. Knowing that a rest area may be “packed out” with trucks and RVs by the time they arrive, the driver is in a bind. Do they run the risk of not finding a spot to land, or do they start “shopping” for a parking space a couple of hours before their semi turns into Cinderella’s pumpkin? Owen observes that in his route area, Tennessee, “the areas of free parking fill up by 5:30 or 6.” The same happens elsewhere.
“Just let them park at Love’s or Petro”
You might wonder, “What’s the big deal? Just let the truckers park at Love’s, or Petro, or any other truck stop.” Well, the big deal is the big numbers. For every one suitable parking spot for a semi, in the U.S. there are 11 trucks on the road. It’s no wonder that drivers must get creative to stay within their legal hours of service. Along Arizona’s Interstate 10, you’ll see long lines of semis stretched out alongside the on-ramps and off-ramps.
In the Las Vegas area, where there’s a huge concentration of warehouses regularly serviced by trucks, drivers were taking to parking on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) lands close to the highways. Certainly there’s competition there for trucks and RVs. But the locals didn’t like it.
Long-hauler Desiree Wood knows both sides of the issue. Wood was a full-time RVer for a number of years, and knows the highway from the commercial end as well. Desiree founded REAL Women In Trucking, an organization of, well, women in the trade. Desiree works as a commercial driver now.
Wood says that when truck drivers couldn’t find parking at truck stops in the Henderson, Nevada, area, they’d park on BLM lands adjacent to paved roadways. In many instances, huge piles of dirt would suddenly pop up, engineered to prevent RVs and trucks from accessing those lands. Who’s responsible for this? “The city,” Wood told us. While the municipal government doesn’t really have jurisdiction over federal lands, when locals complain about RVs and trucks parking in their “neighborhood” city officials trot out a “dust ordinance.” They then bring in dirt to block off access.
RVs and trucks—the laws of physics apply
The laws of physics still apply. You can’t park two, needless to say, 11 trucks in a single space at the same time. Add to the mix the RVer who’s looking for an overnight spot without having to shell out bucks at an RV park.
Driver Dave Owens suggested RVers could always avail themselves of overnighting at Walmart. Owens, who is the president of the National Association of Small Trucking Companies, seemed a bit surprised when we told him that even RVers are finding parking in short supply. With many Walmart parking lots yanking the RV overnight welcome mat, RVs and trucks will increasingly contend for parking space.
What’s the answer?
Dave Owens thinks that the states should rethink closed and poorly managed interstate rest stops. His vision is to enlarge some of them, and allow private businesses to build storage buildings for “rich people’s toys” like boats and, of course, RVs. He can envision separate areas for RVs and trucks to park, and for “four-wheelers,” including charge stations for electric vehicles. He doesn’t see big dollars here, “just enough profit to keep the lights on.” His ideas, he says, have fallen on government deaf ears.
Desiree Wood agrees something must be done. But, she observes, it would take an act of Congress to make rest areas transform into Owens’ vision. When a proposal was recently made by the Biden administration that would work toward the privatization of rest areas, the truck stop industry jumped on the defensive. It would siphon off dollars from existing businesses and municipalities.
What can RVers do?
While the government moves at glacial speed, there are some that could ease the pressure between RVs and trucks over parking. It may seem a “no brainer,” but for the truck driver “cussing at his windshield,” a little thinking on the part of RVers can help.
First, if there is separate parking for RVs, away from lanes for commercial truckers, use it. If you have a smaller Class A, and certainly a Class B rig, park with the “four-wheelers.” Don’t tie up a semi-length spot with a short rig. Next, if you do need to park with the big trucks, DON’T put out your slides or awning. There are plenty of stories about frustrated truck drivers who’ve sheared off parts of RVs as they drove away.
Desiree Wood related the story of the yo-yo in the Class A unit who parked at a rest area. Parked, not in a four-wheeler spot, and not even in a commercial truck length space, but rather, in the turning radius area of the exit. Truck drivers who were returning to the highway had to execute some clever maneuvers to avoid clobbering the inconsiderate RVer. It was nighttime, and one frustrated driver finally had enough. He pulled his rig close to the RV, likely filled with snoozing RVers. A five-minute blast from his air horn expressed his feelings rather succinctly.
Finally, for RVers, deal kindly with the truckers. We rely on them to deliver the “stuff” that makes life a lot easier. If you do something to irritate a trucker, apologize and make it right. Trucks and RVs are stuck sharing the same spaces. We have the luxury of not being under hours of service law. Give them space where you can.
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I’m a full-time RVer and retired truck driver of 26 years of service,but I hardly ever stay at truck stops.There honestly for Professional Road drivers that have to adhere to D.O.T. regulations and a tight nit long book which has no room for error now days and most have the digital log books now.What people don’t understand or don’t care that 18 wheeler drivers can get tickets and fined by D.O.T. and/or there company or just shutdown till your log book time resets after a few days downtime.And drivers don’t make money 💲💰 when those where are not rolling.So people preplan your trip and schedule your overnight stops.God Bless America and thank you to all Truck drivers.
Off the road by 6 pm?? Seriously?? Well there’s the problem. RV’s taking twice as long to reach thier destination take up twice as many parking spots along the way.
On one of our first RV trips, our DP MH broke a belt and we ended up being towed to the truck repair shop. The owner asked us if we minded that he put another guy ahead of us because he was a professional driver whose livelihood depended on him being on the road. We were not in the least offended and agreed the those driving to feed their families were far more important than our recreational pursuits. We stayed in a hotel and enjoyed the local sites for 2 days.
Those who cannot afford to pay for an RV spot should perhaps rethink their ability to afford this “sport.” I am tired of folks bragging about their “free” RV spots. That’s what I call “freeloading.”
Rest areas are for ALL drivers, not just trucks. Interstates are for all drivers, not just truckers as one person commented. As for RVers putting out slides – that is outright rude and wrong. Same for when they do it in Walmart or other parking lots. Many cities now have ordinances against RVs due to trash left behind by a few and setting up ‘home’ there.
You want to know why some neighborhoods don’t want truck stops near them? Noise and trash. They put in a big freezer storage near me. Trucks would pull over along the road evidently waiting to get in. What did they do – leave their reefers going all night which is understandable but the worst was all the bottles full of urine we see along the roads. Also if we leave windows open we hear ‘beep beep beep’ all night long. It is expected and what happens when cities insist on building industrial parks right next to residential.
Rvers are generally not in a legal driving situation and can easily plan there trip I say do not take up a space that truckers need these people have to put up with a lot on the road
Truckers do not have any other place to sleep. Some states do not like them just stopping on an exit ramps Or a wide spot in the road. There have been robberies of drivers and goods from their trucks. They have a limit of hours they can drive then they must stop (federal regulations). Truck stops don’t have enough spaces for the numbers of trucks that need parking spaces. Listen to Sirius Channel 146. It is hosted by a variety of good hosts. It is interesting to listen to. It is absolutely nothing like the truckers on their CB’s.. no comparison. I listen to it a majority of time because it’s interesting and I have learned a lot. I have a great respect for the drivers of semis that ply the roadways of America. Based on what I see 4 wheelers do to me and the truckers they put up with a lot. The government should add more and bigger rest stops. Some have become places for the homeless to hang out which creates more problems for both truckers, RV’ers, and the regular 4 wheelers.
I work for a trucking company and we run only team drivers. We run from Florida to Chicago and back in 3-4 days. When our drivers have to lay over we pay for a hotel. We also pay for parking in crowded areas or areas with limited free parking areas.
If the lot is full then RVers should have to move somewhere else.
RVs don’t do anything for the economy and the people who drive them aren’t limited to specific hours.
RVers have to pull over and sleep just like truckers. A tired RV driver can fall asleep at the wheel and cause an accident that kills a trucker or other innocent people, just like a trucker can. Therefore, rest areas and truck stops need to accommodate both. This should not be an RVer vs Trucker problem. It’s a “not enough space for everyone” problem. THAT is what needs to be resolved. And RVers just like truckers, can’t be expected to plan out every stop in advance when traveling cross country.
We need more and bigger rest areas and overnight parking lots. This can include cheap options—I bet many of would be willing to pay $10-20 a night for a spot if needed, because $45-60 at the new Loves is too much to encourage people to stop driving.
We all need to work together to solve this. And vote accordingly.
Agreed. I have no animosity towards rv’ers aside from the ones that think it’s ok to take two spots with this pull-out’s. We all need a solution. Waking an RV’er and telling them to move is just as dangerous and possibly more so than walking a truck driver and telling him to move. Driving drowsy is a danger to everyone and most of those RV’ers don’t have bodies adapted to shifting work hours and short sleep cycles like most of us do. You need to think before demanding they move.
Wasn’t long ago a couple pulled off in Warrenton at the Walmart because he was tired. Police came by telling him it was against city ordinance. They took off and a few miles down the road he fell asleep. They were lucky they were not killed.
In Florida the rest areas have an area for truckers only and RVs. Great idea.
Kansas also had separate areas for RVs and truckers.
I’m certainly sensitive to truckers needs, but if I need to stop because I’m falling asleep on a multi-state drive I’m going to use an available rest area spot. This entitlement attitude that people are delivering goods out of the goodness of their hearts and not the compensation so we should always defer to them is disingenuous at best. If products are delivered a day later than expected then so be it.
Wrong. You think we actually get paid enough to get compensated for what we put up with? Son, you don’t know spot about driving a truck or why we do it. You just go all my wife how many times my son has brought home more working at McDonald’s than I have driving. This is a life we CHOOSE to live and it DA*N sure ain’t about the money. And are you going to pay the fines for that late delivery, which you can look up, it takes from $150 to $1000 dollars. You generously paying that out of your pocket? Like I said, you don’t have a clue what you’re talking about. You’re just running your mouth.
Sounds like you chose a job you’re not very good at…
Loves has started putting in RV Parks at some of their travel centers. Problem is they are too expensive. $40 to 50 for a concrete site with electric and maybe water/sewer. They don’t need sewer if just overnight. Have a dump site if someone needs to dump. Have a water station so people can add a little to their tank if they need to. RVers should not be doing laundry in their rigs there, why can’t that wait until you get to a real campground? I believe most of these are only for one night unless there is a mechanical issue you are waiting service for.
I would stay at one with just electric and as Chuck proposed years ago for $15 to 25 for an overnight site.
Truckers can reserve sites for $7 to 12 so why are RVers getting gouged. If people don’t use them the price will have to come down.
Wrong, $17-$30 per reserved parking spot for trucks. So far I haven’t paid over $30, but I can refer you to two that are charging that much right off the top of my head. T/A Ontario CA and either T/A in Denver CO
I’m with you. I’ve tried the Love’s RV spots but in the 3 or four times I’ve come away thinking that the value wasn’t worth the cost.
I thought Love’s was on to a good idea but they have significantly over-priced the RV hookups. Paying upwards of $40 for, basically, 12-14 hours of electricity and a noisy place to park just isn’t something I’m ever going to do again.
I’d gladly pay $10 for parking on an overnight basis with no hookups, or even $20 with electric. But paying much more than that ain’t happening when I’m simply transiting from Point A to Point B.
I have used a rest area to sleep overnight once in my life. Have taken many a cat nap, leg stretch, bathroom usage, lunch etc. countless time. We drive a shorter class-a (30′) and generally park in the 4-wheeler area. Usually can find enough space to fit somewhere.
Have used the truck parking a couple times, but generally mid-day when the truck spots are close to empty.
As long as there are more big rigs out there than big parking spaces at rest stops this problem will exist, especially in States that poorly manage their rest stops like Washington. In the last few years the Smoky Point Rest Stop in I-5 has totally and intentionally degraded their parking situation for big rigs because of the derelict homeless type of RVers parking illegally for days on end. The State took the position that they could not enforce parking time limits for whatever reasons, and then that became such a problem they just closed the whole RV parking section for everybody, and forced the RV’s to encroach on the Truckers spots which were limited in the first place.
I intrinsically support the trucking business but I am saddened by the number of inconsiderate business owners (AKA “truckers”) that insist they get “free parking” (nee “have a right”) for their “business to occupy such as “they need sleep”. Trying to say RV’rs should have to use payed parking while a business is “entitled” too free parking is ridiculous. Yes, their “business” is important but It’s a business. Pay for your “parking” just like other businesses pay for their “locations”. Then you have a valid argument for non -authorized travelers occupying “your” parking lot. “Most” RVr’s traveling to their destination “need a few hours sleep” as IT’S A SAFETY ISSUE as well. Maybe what is needed is “no free parking” so everybody “pays” . Just a thought kids.
I agree. There are trucking companies that can purchase property near interstates if they want guaranteed parking. On the other hand, parking provided by state governments is first come, first served, for everyone.
No, in most cases they can’t because the trucking industry is stigmatized by fifty year old stigmas that we are all trashy, and invite prostitution and drug dealers. Now I’ll admit there are some trashy drivers out there, but that’s across the board, not just truck drivers and most truck drivers today are against human trafficking which is the source of most prostitution, and in fact those operations avoid trucks stupid if they are smart because a good number of drivers in any given truck stop have the truckers against trafficking hotline number and will use it, and they know this. And drugs are mostly a thing of the past, and as time flies with the stricter regulations, the few remaining drivers that do use drugs will soon have their licenses taken away. But this stigma makes residents near proposed truck parking area lobby against it and more often than no they win. So no, you can’t just buy property next to an interstate and set up shop for truck parking. Why do you think truck parking is so sparse in the northeast? Look up how many truck stops and parking lots have been proposed and stopped by the public. That doesn’t just happen in the northeast, but there are tons of examples for you to be able to research it easier for that area. There is a shortage of parking for a reason, learn those reasons.
And as for paid parking, this is to the OP on this particular thread. How do you suppose to come about that fairly? You say truck drivers think they are provided and want free parking for their business because they are a business. Last month I was in the shop an entire week, and Loves ran a special on their Lives reward points, if I fueled 1500 gallons in a month you got 15 points extra per gallon, with one entire week of not running, I got that reward. Now let’s take the average of 3.801, per gallon. It was higher last month, but I’ll settle on the cheaper side that’s over $5700 I spent at Loves just in tractor fuel alone, not counting DEF, food etc. In total it as up to just over $8000. So just how much did you spend at those truck stops last month to earn you that free parking? I’m being I spend more there in a normal month than you do all year. Plus I pay a premium for stuff you can stop at most any grocery store and get, most generally twice or close to twice the price you pay. So you tell me, just where do you think it’s fair that we get raped for truck parking as well? Yeah, I doubt I’ll get an answer, because if you have at least a sliver of a brain, you can now see that you’re point has no merit, nor does it have a leg to stand on in rebuttal. I for one don’t mind the occasional RV in a truck parking space if the truck stop doesn’t accommodate them elsewhere and they aren’t RV’s that could just as easily park in the car lot. But you pissing and moaning about how I should take money out of my family’s mouths to pay for paying because you choose to drive something that requires you to pay for parking most places, is bullshit, and might just change my opinion. And you should consider that you are on there listing end here because many truck stops already have policies in place to require an RV to move if drivers complain about the parking. You really don’t want to antagonize an already stressed industry about one of the issues that already the cause of a lot of that stress. I can assure you that you will lose.
HaHaHaHaHa. Let’s see how you react when prices for goods delivered by those “inconsiderate business owners (AKA “truckers”)” or when your Amazon orders don’t make it on time, or your important documents don’t get there when they should.
Our opinion is that truck stops and rest areas (if overnight parking is allowed) are for truckers so they can be legal (and coherent) when they drive. Consequently, we overnight in Cracker Barrel parking lots if we cannot find a campground site, or a Boondockers Welcome site. We typically travel in the southeast with little, if any, public land (e.g., BLM land).
Rest areas are paid for with public funds so that ALL travelers can safely stop for some rest.
Exactly.
I agree. I do appreciate the sentiment, but nobody needs to be driving tired and everyone needs a restroom overnight at some point in their life. Personally, I think the rest area parking issue is on the states, and needs to be resolved for everybody involved. And I don’t mind the occasional large RV or RV trailer in a truck stop. Nobody needs to be driving drowsy, no matter their vehicle, and you have to sleep someplace. In fact, bobtail tractors in tractor trailer spots and dropped trailers in crowded truck stops annoy me much more than RV’s
But there seems to be angry truckers like Kevin. There is a youtubers who was parked off in a corner at a truck stop (he went in to ask where to park). He woke up when a trucker evidently deliberately backed his rig into his Class C then took off. Fortunately other truckers got the guys license plate. Rest stops are for everyone – not just truckers. Truck stops are first for truckers but if inside says it is OK to park and where to park then don’t get mad at the RVer.
I am saddened by the number of inconsiderate RVers that are evidently out there. For the RVers that have big rigs that think they HAVE TO park in truck spots – Fine – you then need to obtain a CDL and you also have to limit your drive hours to 11 hours and plan that schedule, just like REAL drivers. They have break downs just like you do that throws their schedules off too – and have to find a place to land at night. If you are driving “big rig RVs” , then you should be treated like real big rigs. Don’t any of you understand that those 14 wheelers aren’t just driving around for fun, they are carrying YOUR goods to YOUR store, for YOU? Didn’t the COVID thing teach any of you about SUPPLY LINES ? If you don’t understand why Interstates were created, then get off on to the side roads and see the world as I assume is the reason you RV. Do you park in Handicapped spaces too?
Thank you, KellyR, for making this point so eloquently!
I’m not sure that it was that eloquent, but thank you. I get frustrated with people that cannot see any further than the end of their nose.
Fully agree!
When I travel for business, my business covers the cost of hotels. Truckers operate a business and should pay for their lodging like any business. Rest areas are just that, rest areas for all drivers, not just big rigs.
Yep. They can either rent a room somewhere or trucking companies can buy properties.
And your going to just gladly support a truck stop or truck parking lot in your neighborhood I suppose? Even if you would, most would not, and most Libby against it and way more often than not, win. See the problem here. Your commenting on something you have no clue of the logistics of. On top of that the EPA regulations are ten times stricter for a truck parking area than for a campground.
“Truckers operate a business and should pay for their lodging like any business.” The do – the sleeper that they sleep in and practically live in.
Like KellyR said – Don’t any of you understand that those 14 wheelers aren’t just driving around for fun, they are carrying YOUR goods to YOUR store, for YOU?
That sleeper has to be parked when in use. That’s what this is all about. It’s NOT a choice.
If the rv ‘s stop buying “YOUR GOODS” that you are delivering, you wouldn’t have a truck driving job. WE ALL PAY THE SAME TAXES FOR THE USE OF REST STOPS.
Checked the prices in the truck stops lately? We do pay for our parking bub, and then some. If that’s the case then you should pay to park everywhere you shop, because that’s what we are doing at the only place we can for the most part…. Truck stops, where we pay double what you do for goods and spend $5000 to $10’000 or more at those truck stop chains every month. How much does your business spend for just you a month to shop at those hotels, I’m guessing little or nothing. That is an ignorant comparison to us.
To state the obvious, a CDL license is not required to park in rest areas, and only commercial truck drivers have to satisfy the hours of service requirement. Making up your own legal theories is interesting but ultimately wrong-headed. Rest areas provided by the state governments are for EVERYONE, no commercial licenses are required.
You said it perfectly. I have been seeing so many more inconsiderate RVers.
I always assumed highway Rest Stops were to use the public restrooms, get out and stretch your legs, or let the dog fertilize the trees. Never did I think they were there for RV’s or Trucks to stop for 8-hours of sleep. Imagine the parking revenue some of these Rest Stops could generate if folks had to pay to use them. And the problems of collecting it too. However, they might be better maintained and not so full.
I drive a 33,000 pound 40 DP week … I have the same needs as a big truck. My rv is a tool of my job vs play tike.
I’m really tired of oh poor trucker articles when I see soooooo many inconsiderate truckers parking illegally and often in rv only no trucks designated areas.
It’s a situation of too many vehicles drivers only thinking about their own needs.
It’s as unsafe for me to not rest after an 800 day as a trucker.
Inconsiderate truckers may park illegally because an RV took up their spot when their drive time ran out.
Is a PUBLIC spot really only for truckers? Most rest stops have signs pointing trucks and RV’s to the same area. So it’s not “their” spot. It’s an open “PUBLIC” spot until filled.
Now, before I get jumped on, I have and have had many OTR trucker relatives and are very well aware of the issues and have sympathies for our commercial drivers. My wife and I stopped staying in rest areas and truck stops years ago. But, public spots are not “owned” by only commercial drivers. They are open for public use.
If the sign directs both trucks and RVs to the same lot, I agree with you. If the Rest Stop has only Truck and Car lots, I agree with you. However if you see trucks pulled over at the side of an Intestate exit,, I will bet it is the exit just after a rest stop that was full.
So what? That doesn’t change that they have no more right to public parking than anyone else, regardless of rig size or function.
Remember that the next time the store is out of your favorite ice cream.
Nailed it.
People don’t seem to understand that the Interstate system, envisioned by Eisenhower, was set up to move our military around the nation in case of war, like he saw in WWII, or national disaster, and for efficient interstate commerce, and we citizens are allowed to use it. Somehow history and courtesy have left us.
It goes both ways son, you don’t have the same needs as a big truck, but I’ll let you have that. And I don’t think trucks should be parking in RV spots either. And I agree that you need rest the same as everyone. It’s not just that there are too many that think of only themselves, but it’s mostly that there are just to many people fighting for a place to park in general. And while I will agree that there are a lot of butthead truck drivers, I think you can read all these comments and agree that goes both ways as well. What you have to remember is, we don’t have near the options you do. Granted for RV the size of yours, you are limited more than most but still you do have options we don’t, and we HAVE to stop and park by law. It’s our jobs and our families livelihoods if we don’t and we get caught, not to mention potentially thousands in fines. And that’s if we don’t have an accident. An accident past the hours of service can mean years, to life in prison. For you, it means a ticket and a fine. You all try and compare yourselves to trucks, and in some ways, and in some instances like yours, there is some comparison, right up to the point of where you can park and the laws concerning the hours you drive, then there is no comparison.
Spot on!
I wonder why anyone would think it is their ‘privilege’ to overnight at a public (taxpayer funded) rest area. Truckers, RV and auto type owners included.
Would seem to me to be a business opportunity that the fueling stations could capitalize on and control the clientele. Pay to park overnight. Amenities would be at the discretion of the business owner. Might be someone would create an APP showing available slots and accomodations. Call and reserve your spot. Possibilities are there.
Taxpayers don’t foot the bill for my business or personal overnights at a hotel or motel. Why should the taxpayer foot the bill for you?
The taxpayer funded Interstates are so we can get goods across the nation efficiently. Interstate commerce ? Rest stops are created so people, and truckers, are not driving tired. Driving tired causes accidents. Federal trucker hours are to insure they do not drive tired. If truckers had to pay to park, the cost of goods would go up.
Besides, the companies and drivers are all taxpayers, too.
Yes and, again, so what? That still doesn’t change that they are not entitled to public parking above anyone else on the road.
You are correct. They are not entitled. Federal roads, Federal laws. They are required.
Remember that the next time the store is out of your size dress.
Ummm, that’s called a truck stop. You may have heard of them, they’re fairly common…
State and/or Interstate Rest Areas are for all drivers/vehicles. They usually have two sections…one for cars the other for trucks and RVs. I’ve noticed in WA state some of the rest areas have designated separate areas for trucks and RVs. Great idea, until I noticed that the truckers park in their section AND the RV section and NO RVs in the truckers’ section. Back to the drawing board. Me? I search for casinos along my route. One gets security, a shuttle service to the casino and the opportunity for some entertainment and a nice meal.