HR 20 — A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a thorough and comprehensive study on truck parking in Pennsylvania and provide recommendations to effectively address this issue.

PRINTER'S NO.   252

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



              HOUSE RESOLUTION
                 No. 20
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY HEFFLEY, DIAMOND, GALLAGHER, SMITH AND ZIMMERMAN,
        JANUARY 23, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 23, 2025


                                  A RESOLUTION
 1   Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a
 2      thorough and comprehensive study on truck parking in
 3      Pennsylvania and provide recommendations to effectively
 4      address this issue.
 5         WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has an extensive network of Interstate
 6   and State highways, totaling more than 120,000 miles of roadway,
 7   serving the transportation needs of various industries and
 8   communities; and
 9         WHEREAS, Trucks account for 75% of all freight movement
10   within this Commonwealth, making Pennsylvania a crucial player
11   in the transportation of goods; and
12         WHEREAS, A shortage of truck accommodations across this
13   Commonwealth poses challenges for truck drivers to comply with
14   Federal hours-of-service regulations and locate rest areas; and
15         WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Transportation Advisory Committee
16   has identified a shortfall of approximately 4,400 truck parking
17   spaces across this Commonwealth, which leaves roughly 1,000
18   trucks parked on highway shoulders and ramps on a typical night;
19   and
 1      WHEREAS, Truck parking is a critical issue for the safety and
 2   well-being of truck drivers and the general public; and
 3      WHEREAS, The lack of truck parking contributes to traffic
 4   congestion, environmental pollution and road deterioration; and
 5      WHEREAS, Demand for truck parking is increasing in
 6   Pennsylvania and nationwide while the supply is not keeping pace
 7   with the growing demand; and
 8      WHEREAS, A wide-ranging study focusing on solutions to the
 9   truck parking problem, including expanding public and private
10   parking facilities, leveraging technology to optimize parking
11   space utilization and enhancing coordination and cooperation
12   among stakeholders, would provide insight to inform future
13   policy and investment decisions; and
14      WHEREAS, By conducting a study on this Commonwealth's truck
15   parking shortage, the Joint State Government Commission can
16   highlight inadequacies of Pennsylvania's truck parking
17   infrastructure and gather data and recommend innovative
18   strategies to increase this Commonwealth's designated truck
19   parking capacity; therefore be it
20      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the Joint
21   State Government Commission to conduct a comprehensive study to
22   address the complex issues surrounding truck parking in this
23   Commonwealth; and be it further
24      RESOLVED, That the study:
25          (1)   analyze the multifaceted challenges associated with
26      truck parking in Pennsylvania;
27          (2)   assess the extent of the problem by identifying
28      corridors and regions with the greatest truck parking demand;
29          (3)   examine successful models and best practices
30      implemented in other states to mitigate truck parking

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 1      shortages;
 2          (4)   develop a range of strategies to expand truck
 3      parking facilities across this Commonwealth;
 4          (5)   engage with local communities, stakeholders,
 5      leaders, trucking transportation experts and other relevant
 6      entities to gather valuable input and feedback throughout the
 7      study process;
 8          (6)   identify and evaluate options to address current and
 9      future truck parking demand, including suggested regulatory
10      changes aimed at alleviating truck parking concerns in this
11      Commonwealth; and
12          (7)   recommend legislative action to achieve adequate and
13      safe truck parking across this Commonwealth;
14   and be it further
15      RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission issue a
16   report with its findings and recommendations within 12 months of
17   the adoption of this resolution to the Transportation Committee
18   of the House of Representatives.




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