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Jason's Law
“Jason’s Law” is named after Jason Rivenburg, a truck driver who arrived early for a scheduled appointment to deliver milk at a grocery warehouse and was not allowed to park onsite at the facility, a common practice in the food sector.
Since there were no other places to park nearby for rest, Jason parked at an abandoned gas station where a passing teenager saw $7.00 on his dashboard and shot him for it. Jason’s wife, Hope, was pregnant with twins at the time of his murder and the couple already had a two-year-old son. Hope gave birth to the twins just 14 days after her husband was murdered and immediately began a grassroots petition campaign to raise awareness that commercial motor vehicle operators, who operate under federal hours-of-service laws, have a right to park in a safe place to rest.
The Federal Highway Administration recognized truck parking is a matter of highway safety, since a well-rested commercial driver is a safe driver. The State of Nevada is a stakeholder and a partner that works to help ensure the support of this highway safety initiative.
Section 1401 of The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21 - PL 112-141) also known as “Jason’s Law” was established to provide a “national priority on addressing the shortage of long-term parking for commercial motor vehicles on the National Highway System to improve the safety of motorized and non-motorized users and for commercial motor vehicle operators." Safe truck parking is a highway safety and equity Issue.
Truck Parking - FHWA Freight Management and Operations (dot.gov)
National Coalition on Truck Parking – FHWA Freight Management and Operations (dot.gov)
FHWA Truck Parking Development Handbook
NDOT Freight Program Story Map
NDOT Freight Program Story Map
How Does NDOT Prioritize Projects?
The One Nevada Transportation Plan offers a unified policy framework for making informed, data-driven, and transparent transportation investment decisions. All freight projects must progress through the One Nevada Process to move forward.
Nevada Freight Plan
2022 Freight Plan
Freight Investment Plan
Truck Parking Implementation Plan
The goal of the Nevada Truck Parking Implementation Plan is to expand, improve and integrate freight truck parking and truck parking communication systems to ensure a safe, efficient, and resilient supply chain.
Truck Parking Implementation Plan Executive Summary
Truck Parking Implementation Plan
FHWA Correspondence
FHWA Acceptance of Nevada Critical Urban and Rural Freight Corridors
Freight Mobility along Major Corridors
I-15 Freight Mobility Enhancement Plan
I-80 Winter Operations Coalition
I-11 and Intermountain West Corridor Study
For More Information
Freight Planning Section
Nevada Department of Transportation