For every 11 truck drivers on the road today, there is one parking space. The shortage contributes to thousands of accidents.

Minnesota will add 16 truck parking spots at two eastbound rest areas along I-94 in an $81.5 million package of projects to improve the state’s freight network and address parking issues.

Another presentation looked at research underway in Missouri by the state’s DOT and Cambridge Systematics that identified and ranked 18 potential truck parking spots in the state. The study will ...

Many spend upward of an hour each day searching for parking — time that’s unpaid and amounts to an average of $6,800 in lost ...