How long can you park at a truck stop

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Parking in the Port of Rotterdam
Maasvlakte Plaza
Secure, clean and affordable
Advantages for drivers and businesses
Safe and attractive
Parking spaces for trailers
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In the Rotterdam port area, truck drivers can safely park in the secure Truck Parks of the Port of Rotterdam Authority. There are five Truck Parks, two in the Botlek area, two in the Waalhaven area and one at Maasvlakte. These offer a total of 723 secure parking spaces for truck drivers.

Parking in the Port of Rotterdam

Maasvlakte Plaza

Comfort and safety: Maasvlakte Plaza offers all the mod cons for both drivers and vehicles. This large-scale truck stop has 357 parking spaces and can be accessed 24 hours a day. Open as of 4 May 2017.

Secure, clean and affordable

The Truck Parks in Rotterdam are accessible 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. During the daytime parking is free; at night, the user pays a fee of €0.50 per half hour, with a maximum of €10. The design of the secure truck parks is in line with the European quality standard TPL. In addition to adequate basic services such as showers, toilets, fences, lighting, CCTV security and a relaxation area, the parks are equipped with Wi-Fi and power for cooling engines and they are cleaned regularly. The secure parking spaces in the port areas offer drivers a good opportunity to stop and rest during peak hours.

Advantages for drivers and businesses

Less risk of cargo theft
Personal safety
Opportunity to avoid peak hours in comfort thanks to excellent facilities
Getting back on the road well rested, thus reducing the risk of fines for violation of the driving and resting times
More efficient planning and cargo handling through coordination with terminals

Safe and attractive

Truck Parks contribute to the safety and attractiveness of the port of Rotterdam. The General Municipal By-Law of the City of Rotterdam prohibits spending the night in a truck outside the Truck Park. The ban on spending the night in trucks is enforced in the port area.

Parking spaces for trailers

There are parking spaces for loaded and empty trailers in the Truck Parks. For the moment, conditions include that no ADR and towing vehicles are allowed to park in the Truck Parks.

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Kevin A.'s Comment

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Do company drivers generally have an option on taking their truck home on the weekend? Are drivers allowed to leave the truck at a company terminal if they choose? Does this vary by company? Thanks.

Terminal:

A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.

OOS:

When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.

Logan T.'s Comment

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Most companies will have a policy that say if you live 50 or so miles away from the closest terminal you can take your truck home but if you live 50 miles or closer to a terminal then you park it there. At least that is how it is with Swift. I park my truck at the terminal, I only live 30 or so miles from it.

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Sometimes having a terminal close to home can come in handy. You can get any repairs or maintenance done while you are on your hometime. Don't let it be a deciding factor for you though. It is not a requirement. If you don't have a terminal nearby, you park at a truck stop or other safe/legal location.

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A lot of drivers will either drop their trailer somewhere and bobtail home with just the tractor or they'll leave the entire tractor and trailer at the truck stop and get a ride home. As long as you're not near a company terminal you can take your truck home but it's up to you to find a reasonably secure place to put it.

Bobtail:

"Bobtailing" means you are driving a tractor without a trailer attached.

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So what are the options for a person with a truck when days off come around. Can you just leave it at a truck stop? What if it isn't 24 hr truck stop? Do places have regulations against trucks parking on the side of the road? How long can you leave a truck parked at a truck stop?

Gonna have a truck and trying to figure where to store it for 3 days off at a time.

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So what are the options for a person with a truck when days off come around. Can you just leave it at a truck stop? What if it isn't 24 hr truck stop? Do places have regulations against trucks parking on the side of the road? How long can you leave a truck parked at a truck stop?
Gonna have a truck and trying to figure where to store it for 3 days off at a time.

You can leave it at a truck stop for your hometime. Just make sure to check up on it here and there. Any large truck stop wouldn't mind it sitting there for days. It would be best to park it in the back of the lot, less people backing up beside you. You wouldn't want to come back to a damaged truck.

I wouldn't park it on the side of the road unless you're positive that you won't get a ticket.