If you don't own a place deep in the sticks where you have a place to park it, what do you do? Make arrangements at the nearest truck stop in exchange for buying fuel there whenever possible? Your local repair shop with the understanding that he gets to do the big ticket repairs?

 

I have a few things I do for parking at home. It depends if I have a loaded trailer or not, as well as the weather. If the weather is good and I have an empty trailer, I drop my trailer at another trucking company's yard (I used to drive for them). It's an overflow lot, and not in anyones way. If I'm loaded, I have a place 1 mile from my house that used to be a state highways garage that I can park the entire rig at. I can then take the bobtail to my next door neighbors house, which used to have a barber shop. He lets me park the tractor there. If the weather's bad (snow/ice), I have to leave the tractor at the state highways garage because of the slope of the parking space at the neighbors. I've also left the entire rig at the trucking company's yard.

 

in my driveway lol.

 

I used to park my truck next door to a Waffle House on a vacant lot. There were about 10 or so who also parked on the lot. I started seeing old discarded truck tires and other trash and the next thing you know there was a cable across the drive so trucks could no longer park. There are a couple of truck stops where I can park my truck that isn't far from the house. I also know a couple of places that charge $5-10/day to park, but I usually manage to find a place where I don't have to pay. I have known a couple of people who pay a self storage lot to allow them to park when they are in town.

 

Just like Mackman, in my driveway. Check your local laws, they may surprise you. My neighbor doesn't mind, so I figured I'd park here until some other neighbor complains and I get a ticket. One day parking patrol was on my street so I asked him about it. He said I can park 1 hour on the street, as long as I want in my driveway. I don't live in the sticks, I'm inside a city. (Bobtail only, a trailer wouldn't fit in my driveway)

 

I live on a low tonnage road; so when I'm empty or loaded light, I bring the rig home, plenty of room. But when I'm loaded heavy or the weather is bad, I park at a self storage facility that I rent a space from for $45 a month. I have 2 trailers, they will only let me park one for the $45, but they will let me use an unassigned space to drop and hook. This works great when I do short hauls. I can sit one loaded, while I'm running something else. The premises are well lighted with 24 hour access, video surveillance, and a part-time roving security guard. Well worth the $$$.

 

in the 80' x 120' shop....

 

I think that idea might suit me real well. There's 'no trucks' signs posted on all the streets leading to my house and there's no truckstops nearby and no waffle houses either. Security for the car while out of town is a big plus too. Good idea Silver!

 

The whole chabang gets parked right in my driveway at my place deep in the sticks. Wouldn't leave my investment abandoned in some public lot for the wolves to pick at... perish the thought!

 

Check Walmarts or other big stores.