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Effective Freight Parking

Build a better freight parking plan with comprehensive truck stop and movement data.

Parking solutions that deliver

Transportation planners are tasked with building safe and convenient rest stops for drivers as part of the freight strategic plan. Determining where to maintain existing and develop new locations can be challenging without comprehensive, up-to-date and reliable data. To address this need, Altitude provides detailed insights into truck stop locations and durations. This comprehensive data enables planners to see beyond just total traffic volumes, helping them develop an effective truck parking plan and provide truck drivers with safe, dignified rest stops exactly when and where they need them.

An aerial view of a truck rest area near a highway, surrounded by green fields and trees. Multiple semi-trucks with trailers are parked in an organized layout, with red, white, and blue truck cabs visible. The adjacent highway has vehicles traveling in both directions, with a few overpasses in the distance.

Arrive at optimal truck parking

Analyze truck movements and stops at approved and unapproved locations to verify safe rest areas are where they are needed most, helping operators comply with Hours of Service (HOS) regulations.

Develop a comprehensive truck parking plan by integrating data from all stop locations, including public, private and unauthorized stops.

Allocate resources efficiently to maintain and develop rest areas where and when they are most needed, based on heat-mapped, up-to-date data on truck movements and stop volumes.

Enhance freight efficiency and throughput by providing operators with easy access to rest stops and facilities. Improve road safety by giving drivers better places to rest, helping them comply with HOS regulations, accommodate severe weather, maximize driving capacity and minimize delays.

Identify where existing rest areas require upgrades or expansion by analyzing peak capacity needs based on historical parking trends per month, week, day and hour for any location.

Gain a nuanced understanding of truck movements and stops with the added context of vehicle class, fuel type, industry and vocation. Get a clearer picture of the reasons behind stops.

Optimize your truck parking plan

Access reliable insight into where trucks stop through specialized tools crafted to refine and sustain your truck parking strategy.

Stop Analytics Module

Gain insights into vehicle stop patterns to identify areas with high demand for truck parking. This module provides a comprehensive understanding of where and why vehicles are stopping, enabling precise planning for new or upgraded parking facilities.

Origin & Destination Module

Utilize detailed trip data to understand vehicle movements, helping to identify high-demand parking areas and optimize freight parking plans. This module aids in refreshing freight mobility plans, providing valuable insights to municipalities and DOTs for long-term planning.

Custom Zones

Define custom geographic zones to isolate and analyze traffic and vehicle stop data within specific areas of interest. This module allows planners to create and manage zones, providing insights into high-demand areas for parking infrastructure. Make more strategic site selection decisions based on detailed regional data.

Expansion Factors

Break down traffic volumes into market-representative vehicle categories, including heavy, medium and all commercial and non-commercial vehicles. This feature enables precise planning for truck and freight parking on various road segments, helping you optimize new infrastructure placement and utilization.

About the Altitude platform

Altitude by Geotab provides reliable and contextualized mobility insights for public and commercial sector decision-makers to gain a complete understanding of movements across road networks.

This enables our customers to achieve improved planning capabilities as well as better financial outcomes, without the challenge of finding trustworthy and usable data sets.

As the primary source and processor of mobility data, we prioritize complete confidentiality and privacy while maintaining the full context of vehicle movements.

Altitude Elevates Parking Plans

Experience comprehensive freight planning with contextualized mobility insights. Book a demo to discover how Altitude by Geotab supports increased safety, efficiency and resiliency in your parking plan.