U.S. Truck Stop Parking Locations from National Survey

United States truck parking data compiled in April 2019 from the Federal Highway Administration as part of the National Transportation Atlas Database. It was collected to fulfill the Jason's Law Truck Parking Survey requirement, assessing parking adequacy for commercial motor vehicles on the National Highway System. The dataset includes point locations for rest areas and parking facilities.

Use Cases

• Analyze the geographic distribution of Truck Parking and Rest Areas point locations to identify regional shortages.
• Assess parking facility adequacy using metrics developed under Jason's Law for Commercial Motor Vehicle Parking.
• Map Truck Stop Parking points against National Highway System routes to study infrastructure correlation.
• Evaluate state-level capabilities for providing parking using data collected in consultation with State motor carrier representatives.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Federal Highway Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation.
• Compiled to meet a specific federal legislative mandate (Jason's Law, MAP-21), ensuring a defined collection purpose.
• Part of the structured National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD), suggesting integration with other transportation data.

Limitations

• The core data snapshot is from April 2019, making it over five years old and potentially stale for current analysis.
• Specific data volume (row count), attributes (columns), and granularity are unknown from the provided description.
• Focus is exclusively on the United States, limiting applicability for international or comparative studies.

Provenance

Source

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation/Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Collection Method

Collected as part of the Jason's Law Truck Parking Survey requirement of MAP-21, involving consultation with State motor carrier representatives.

Time Range

Data compiled on April 09, 2019.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in July 2025, but the underlying data compilation date is April 2019.

Geography

United States, focusing on the National Highway System.