In the high-stakes world of just-in-time logistics, the “last mile” is often discussed, but the “last hour” — the final sixty minutes of a driver’s legal service day — is where the most expensive failures occur.

For decades, the nightly ritual of a long-haul truck driver across America has been a frantic, often desperate, search. As the sun dips below the horizon, the looming threat of HOS (Hours of Service) violations compels drivers to scavenge for one of the precious few remaining parking spots.

Cargo theft is more sophisticated. Insurance scrutiny is tighter. Driver expectations around safety are higher. The days of pulling into “whatever’s available” are over.

When parking is uncertain, unsafe, or improvised, the job feels unstable no matter how competitive the paycheck is. And over time, that nightly experience plays a far bigger role in retention than most fleets realize.

Every night, thousands of trucks face the same question: where do we stop?

For decades, truck stops have been the industry’s default answer to a simple question: where do trucks park at night?