FHWA Releases the new Jason's Law Truck Parking Survey - Your Immediate Assistance is Needed

TO: All REAL Women in Trucking Community Members

This is a Call to Action - Your immediate assistance is needed. 

As required under MAP-21 §1401(c), Jason’s Law provides:

“(1) In General- Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with relevant State motor carrier safety personnel, shall conduct a survey of each State—

                (A) to evaluate the capability of the State to provide adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate transportation;

                (B) to assess the volume of commercial motor vehicle traffic in the State; and

                (C) to develop a system of metrics to measure the adequacy of commercial motor vehicle parking facilities in the State.

(2) Results.-The results of the survey under paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public on the website of the Department of Transportation.

(3) Periodic Updates- The Secretary shall periodically update the survey under this subsection.”

This is an update to the survey that was conducted in 2018-2019.  To update the evaluation of the capability of the States to provide adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate transportation, FHWA has developed a truck parking survey for you to complete regarding truck parking at your facilities. 

The survey consists of sub-surveys, and USDOT has developed a voluntary survey for trucking operations managers and drivers:

If you manage trucking operations, please click on this link: 2025 Trucking Industry Professionals – Jason’s Law Truck Parking Survey

If you are a driver, please use this link: 2025 Truck Drivers Survey  – Jason’s Law Truck Parking Survey

Jason, Hope and Josh Rivenburg

The information collected will be used by the U.S. Department of Transportation to report the results of the Survey and Comparative Assessment required under section 1401(c) of MAP-21.  It will also be used to provide information on the capability of the States to provide adequate truck parking and rest opportunities for commercial motor vehicles involved in interstate transportation, and to develop metrics that measure the adequacy of truck parking facilities in each State.  Responses will be directly reflected in the findings that FHWA intends to publish on the web site. 

Please reply to this voluntary survey no later than February 27, 2026. If you have any questions regarding the survey, please feel free to contact Walt Satterfield at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Freight Management and Operations at walter.satterfield@dot.gov.  

Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation.

Sincerely,

Desiree Wood - Truck Driver

President

REAL Women in Trucking, Inc.