Hello Everyone,
Wanted to create a quick post of three (3) different layouts for truck parking. I'd like to know which option you prefer and why you prefer that option over the others. This lot will be fully concrete paved with climate controlled showers, climate controlled restrooms, truckers lounge/breakroom, and other amenities. However, if the layout isn't ideal then none of that other stuff matters. Would appreciate your input!!!
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Truck Parking Layout
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by daveolson36, May 5, 2022.
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Thats nice, i guess/think, looks like textbook design. but a few questions, is this to rent monthly nightly or what?
Is it storage or is it 24/7 commercial high traffic?
12x75 is a standard parking slot, but what if a guy with a long truck and trailer are there? Im 75 foot bumper to bumper, but if i pull a 53' (i do a 48 right now) i become 80 foot long. And my truck isnt even all that long.
ive been in a truckstop with a 60-65 foot space from my nose to the other sides nose and had to wait on the driver next to me to leave before i could pull out of my spot, and i STILL only cleared the next guy downs nose by a few inches.Coffey, Another Canadian driver, CAXPT and 2 others Thank this. -
Great point on the wider/longer loads. I plan on going back to the design engineer and requesting them to allocate some spots for longer loads. Every single spot will be demarcated with numbered signs so if had spots allocated for longer/wider loads it would be easily identified.
For the 90 degree parking the drive aisle width is 75' wide and for the 60 degree angled parking the aisle width is 60' wide. -
Go with option 2 - square the spots up.
With angled parking some one always goes too deep or too shallow. When blind side backing in, any one parked wrong is going to make it challenging.
With 75 feet deep spots and 75 feet innnthe exile, you can get away with 11.5 wide spots. -
Always go bigger, bigger spots and make the rows farther apart. Alot of us aren't driving a fleet spec short wheelbase truck with the tandems slid up to the landing gear.
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With angle parking, avoid blindside backing. I like option 3, but I would like to see the blindside reversed.
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For Option #1 The angled parking near the entrance has the driver doing a blind-side back into those few spots. That often leads to either more backing accidnets or more pull-in parking and blind backing to leave those spots. I like option #2 for the fact all parking is alley dock parking.
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I prefer option 2, standard parking spots allowing directionless travel.
If the site has angled parking, as others have mentioned, the blind side spots should all be changed to sight side.Cattleman84, BugEater, Bean Jr. and 3 others Thank this.
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