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The Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS) project recently received accolades from the Engineering industry.  TPIMS provides drivers, owner-operators and fleet managers up-to-the-minute parking availability information along major freight corridors across eight of 10 Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials, or MAASTO, states. The honors include: 2020 American Council of Engineering Companies Engineering Excellence [...]

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) conducted a survey to analyze truck parking in the ten-state region represented by the Mid America Association for State Transportation Officials (MAASTO). The Truck Parking Survey sought to understand truck driver reactions to the 2019 implementation of the Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS), which distributes real-time truck parking [...]

The following survey is specifically intended to identify truck driver perspectives on the real-time Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS) that have been installed throughout Midwestern states. The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the not-for-profit research arm of the trucking industry, is assisting the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials (MAASTO) understand truck driver [...]

Local ABC affiliate KSTP and print publication Star Tribune speak to the early success of the Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS) in Minnesota. Both articles describe the widely felt stress of finding a place to park for long-haul truck drivers. Drivers in Minnesota are already noticing the TPIMS system and are excited for its [...]

Freight Waves, a top source for information on the freight industry, wrote an article on the newly launched Truck Parking Information Management System. Click the link below for the full article on the launch of the TPIMS project. Freight Waves

Iowa, along with seven other midwest states, launched the regional Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS) on Friday January 4th. See the below links for media coverage on the TPIMS launch in Iowa. Iowa DOT The Gazette Radio Iowa

On January 4th the Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS) launched across eight midwest states to provide safe, convenient parking options for long haul truck drivers. Click on the below links from the Indiana Motor Truck Association and Indiana Department of Transportation for more information on the TPIMS launch in Indiana. Indiana Motor Truck Association [...]

Kentucky is one of eight states to participate in the regional Truck Parking Information Management System. The project officially launched on January 4th. See the press release and video from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet on the importance of the TPIMS project in the state of Kentucky. Press Release Video

On January 4th, the Kansas Department of Transportation held a ribbon cutting ceremony to announce the launch of the regional Truck Parking Information Management System. The event was held at a participating Paxico rest area. Click the below links for media coverage on the event. WIBW Topeka Capital Journal Garden City Telegram Hays Daily News

Kansas Department of Transportation announces that the Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS) is set to go live in their state January 4th. Read the full announcement here.