Here I am in LA area. Delivered an hour and half early after the 1000 mile dash from Denver.
Mtn passes, winter weather and plenty of traffic. Pulling my heavy load nearly grossing me
at 80,000. The recieving warehouse rewards my effort by detaining me for 2 and half hours
just to get to the dock. Total time including unloading 4 and half hours which killed what
remained of my allowed 14 hour day. They would not allow me to park there and sleep, so
I scouted out a underused Walmart parking lot. Two hours into some sleep a mountie for hire
tapped on my window saying I had to leave his parking lot. 10 minutes later he knocked again with
the same message-I explained to him I had to at least dress, warm up the truck, I got out to scout
a way past all the decorative planters when he knocked again. Aside from harrassment of a tired
driver he added to his sins by impersonating a real policeman.

I violated my log and hour of service rules in seeking out the one remaining parking space 40 miles
away.

According to the US DOT in 1997 there were 1,100,000 trucks of the 60,000 to 80,000 size.
Also according to the DOT there are only 31,249 parking spaces at our rest areas in this country
with 450 of those in Alaska. There are 284,000 truck stops parking spaces -now you do the math
where do you park. Do the remaining trucks orbit, do laps till spaces open up. How can you
possibly comply with HOS rules. By the way the number of truck stop spaces in Alaska is zero
per the US DOT. Maybe a truck stop is a good business idea-located in Anchorage.