Parking Management forTruck Stops, Logistics Parks, & HGV Rest Areas

Typical Challenges in Truck & HGV Parking

• Drivers Cannot See Bay Availability Before Arrival

  A driver approaching a service area with 30 minutes of legal driving time left needs to know whether there are free bays.

• Passenger Cars and Vans Occupy HGV-Designated Bays

  A standard sensor reads a compact car and a 16-metre articulated lorry as the same single occupancy event.

• No Proof of Rest for Driver Hours Compliance

  Operators need to show that drivers took mandated rest at compliant locations. A tachograph shows where but not what they found.

• Operators Cannot Manage Peak Utilisation

  Truck traffic peaks predictably: early mornings before delivery windows, evenings before overnight rest. Without hourly occupancy by bay type, operators cannot staff for peaks, cannot demonstrate adequate capacity to planning authorities, and cannot make evidence-based expansion decisions.

• Safety and Security Are Unmonitored at Large Sites

  Cargo theft, unauthorised access, and vehicle incidents at large truck stops are underreported because there is no systematic record of which bays are occupied, for how long, and by what vehicle type. Operators rely on patrols rather than data.

What Truck Parking Management Delivers

• Drivers Find Available Bays Without Wasting Legal Drive Time

  Real-time availability on entrance signage and connected navigation apps means drivers commit to a stop only when a bay is confirmed. Fewer wasted kilometres, less end-of-window time pressure.

• HGV Bays Stay Available for HGV

  Dual-sensor detection identifies cars in HGV bays; the operator gets an automatic alert and can act before the bay is lost. Misuse drops when drivers know bay type is monitored.

• Digital Proof of Rest for Compliance Audits

  Timestamped records (space ID, vehicle type, arrival, duration) provide the audit trail operators need for driver-hours compliance, exportable from ParkingAround and integrable with fleet management via API.

• Operators Have the Data to Justify Investment

  Hourly occupancy by bay type, day, and season evidences under-supply to planning authorities, justifies expansion to investors, and optimises staffing and security around real peaks.

• Improved Safety Through Monitoring

  Continuous occupancy monitoring with automatic alerts for extended overstays or unusual patterns adds a baseline security layer without constant manual patrols.

Proven in Real-World Deployments

Industrial-logistics parking | Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

BLG Industrielogistik deployed Fleximodo at its Krefeld site to bring real-time visibility to industrial logistics parking.

Location: Krefeld, Germany

Products: IoT sensors (NB-IoT, on-surface), Permit Cards, ParkingAround