As far as Walmart will withhold judgement pending the rest of the story, however, why couldn't they knock on the door warning the trucker they're about to be "booted".
Walmart tends to be heavy handed in anything they do, at least as of late.
However, since I don’t know the area there may be good reason for doing this, like too many trucks at once.
What happens when truckers refuse to deliver to Walmart?
Walmart, like all retail these days, has high customer theft.
But this they worry about? 🙄
The "trip" was defined as being in or on any moving device
Plane, train, boat, car, taxi, uber, bicycle, skateboard...
At that point Spokeshave quit.
I assume that you are talking about the Monroe Rest Areas off I-75 between OH 129 and OH 63. Those are always crowded.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.4214498,-84.3433705,5419m/data=!3m1!1e3
As far as Walmart is concerned the one near me has always had signs prohibiting Semi-Trucks, but they welcome RV’s. It’s their property. They can do what they want.
There looks to be a TA Truck Stop two exits South on I-35 where they all could have all parked
Woke manager, angered by the truckers protest.
sorry to be the fart in the car, but if there were clearly posted signs, then the “Boot” is on the drivers. I drove for a few years, and especially the east coast, not too many like big trucks. ya learn to go in, unload and get the hell out of there then find somewhere to take a nap...
It’s been my experience that Truckers abused the privilege parking on WM’s property by trashing it up including leaving their bodily functions for them to clean up...Seen it happen, don’t blame WM a bit...Let this be a good lesson to the one’s in the story.
I don't know this particular store but I suspect they are tired of telling the truckers to clean up after themselves. Towing or booting a couple of them might get the point across, it is sad that it has come to this action.
100% my opinion. Based on observations, and knowing several wall-mart employees.
“As far as Walmart will withhold judgement pending the rest of the story, however, why couldn’t they knock on the door warning the trucker they’re about to be “booted”. “
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Yep. That’s vindictive. Don’t warn them. Just tow them. Then on top of all that, tell them they got to pay the tow/impound fees to get their property back. F Walmart
I’m sorry but what do you mean “rest of the story”? They parked in a area that says no overnight parking. The end. Follow the rules and you don’t get your truck booted. The end.
Of course, the truckers could just park at a truck stop. For a small fee, they get electrical hook ups and for another small fee they can get a hot shower, then for a huge fee they can fuel up.
Then just add those fees to the hauling fee and let the consumer pay.
Our local Walmart seems to have no problem with Semis parking over nite and to that I say thanks and continue shopping & complaining at Walmart.
I know in the big scheme, it doesn’t save much, but now in Biden’s America every penny counts
I am speculating: It sounds like they dropped the trailer and went back to pick it up. Otherwise, they would have realized they were getting as boot on their trucks.
I understand stores not wanting the liability of having vehicles and cargo on their property.
I don’t have a solution, but its the store’s property. They can decide to do what they want on it.
It is most likely a local ordinance. Walmarts across the country use to allow overnight parking for anyone. Now, with the van lifers and homeless living in ratty old RVs have been trashing the parking lots so the local cities said no over night parking anywhere. I stopped at one walmart in Oregon and saw old RVs that had been there for who knows how long, with couches outside, bbqs, piles of trash, and dogs tied up outside.
There should be an exception for truckers, anywhere, because of the rules. Truck stops and rest areas are now nearly impossible to find spaces for the mandated rest period.
Pretty crappy of Walmart to treat truckers that way, especially in these times.
Walmarts around here still have truckers parking overnight...