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Originally Posted by Zen Road Warrior
I was wondering what the cost of the ticket is for parking on the on-ramps is. Sometimes out in NE there is really no choice. Just wanted a heads up as to what might be waiting for me.. .
I hate to do it but maybe I should do that t/a idle air thing - it seems to be the only alternative.
Anyone know the cost of the ticket or a better choice out in NE like jersey, new york, philly, boston and such.
thanks
I got one for $150.00 in upstate NY. Was held up big-time at a receiver and then booted off the lot by security when empty. No place to park, and what passed for a "truckstop" in those parts was filled to the brim. Had 1/2 hour before my 14 was up and didn't want to risk getting a fine or worse, having a drunk plow into me and then sued for everything. So I parked on a ramp. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...female trooper wakes me up. I explained to her the situation and she said that she understood but she still had to write me a ticket.
The thing is, no amount of trip-planning can help you in some cases. You just have to roll the dice: risk getting fined going over hours or fined for being illegally parked. Pick your poison. Now that I'm local, I just park the truck at the terminal and sleep in my bed everynight.
Indiana passed a law making it a $500.00 fine if parked on a ramp. Other states are ratcheting up fines due to several high-profile accidents involving trucks parked on ramps.