With Florida joining Pennsylvania in suspending parking at select rest areas, Drivewyze is providing “open and closed” alerts for Florida’s 65 rest areas and welcome centers. Drivewyze Safety Notification alerts are available and free to carriers subscribed to the Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass service.
“Working with the support of the Florida Department of Transportation, we want truckers to know which areas are open and which are closed – five out the state’s 65 rest areas are currently not open to truck parking,” said Brian Heath, CEO of Drivewyze. “What’s happening with states and rest areas is a very fluid situation due to COVID-19. We wanted to do our part, so we volunteered our help in alerting drivers to what’s open and what’s closed, so they can plan accordingly. Driver safety and safe parking options is critical to truckers – they’re our No. 1 asset in the supply chain. They need all our support.”
The rest area notifications will be displayed for the duration of COVID-19 emergency, so long as rest area parking is limited. The notification format is familiar to drivers already receiving similar Drivewyze safety notifications. As in Pennsylvania, notifications in Florida will be sent at strategic locations along the route – around 25 miles out, then again at roughly 5 miles out.
Both the Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass application and the Drivewyze Safety Notifications service are available to carriers on supported ELDs and other in-cab devices through the Drivewyze partner network.
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