Study Overview
The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority completed a North Jersey Truck Rest Stop Study in early 2008. The NJTPA North Jersey Truck Stop Study Refinement is currently underway with a summer 2009 completion date.
The NJTPA studies are motivated by the lack of adequate truck rest and service stops — especially near the port — currently available to truck drivers who are subject to new federal rules reducing drivers’ hours of service. As a result, truckers are often forced to pull over on streets or highway shoulders to rest. Few, if any of these locations, offer truck drivers legal parking space and amenities such as food, showers, and repair services. This raises safety and environmental concerns throughout the region and also creates a potentially dangerous situation for the drivers themselves.
North Jersey Truck Rest Stop Study Refinement (Currently Underway)
The purpose of the current continuation of the original NJTPA Truck Rest Stop Study is to augment the intital findings, and make further recommendations with regard to providing additional parking capacity in the region, especially in those corridors with the greatest need. Continued coordination with our public and private partners (NJDOT, NYMTC, NJTA, NYSDOT, DVRPC, PennDOT, PA Turnpike Commission, Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, ConnDOT) will be a hallmark of this study effort.
Stakeholder Meeting #1 Presentation February 4, 2009
NJTPA Regional Truck Rest Stop Summit Presentation April 22, 2009
NJTPA Regional Truck Rest Stop Summit Summary
North Jersey Truck Rest Stop Study (Completed in January 2008)
The initial North Jersey Truck Rest Stop Study assessed the availability and adequacy of truck rest/service stops throughout the thirteen county NJTPA region. The study identified either new candidate sites or existing sites which can be expanded. Extensive stakeholder education and a public outreach program were undertaken as a part of this effort.
NJTPA Truck Rest Stop Study Phase I Report
Stakeholder Meeting #1 Presentation September 19, 2006
Stakeholder Meeting #1 Alternative Fuels Presentation September 19, 2006
Stakeholder Meeting #1 Summary
Stakeholder Meeting #2 Presentation November 28, 2006
Stakeholder Meeting #2 Summary
Tri-State Regional Truck Rest Stop Initiatives (Completed)
The NJTPA North Jersey Truck Rest Stop Study was coordinated with other truck stop studies being conducted by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) and the Connecticut Department of Transportation. A final tri-state regional summary was prepared as part of the NYMTC study.
NYMTC Multi-State Truck Rest Stop Inventory and Assessment Study
Connecticut Rest Area Study Report