SUNRISE, Fla. — ParkPro is announcing hundreds of new, hourly truck parking spaces will officially open at Amerant Bank Arena, home of the Florida Panthers’ NHL team, this summer.
“In 2024, we announced the Panthers as our flagship host,” said Tra Williams, CEO of ParkPro, during a speech at the Truckload Carriers Association’s convention in Orlando, Fla. “Since then, we’ve focused on execution — optimizing the platform, refining operations, and ensuring that when we go live, it works in the real world. When ParkPro is officially LIVE, Amerant Bank Arena alone will create parking for up to 200 trucks.”
Safe and Reservable Parking
Carriers working with ParkPro will be able to offer their drivers secure, reservable and conveniently located spaces in a designated truck parking zone within the Sunrise, Florida-based property.
Amerant Bank Arena’s new truck parking options make it the first sports venue in the nation to actively support truck drivers while strengthening the supply chain. Its upcoming launch follows its inaugural partnership with ParkPro in 2024, when it was named the company’s flagship “host” property, according to ParkPro.
“We are proud to partner with ParkPro to offer our unused parking lots at Amerant Bank Arena as a solution for long-haul truck drivers to rest along routes for their safety and wellbeing of drivers around them,” said Rob Stevenson, Florida Panthers executive vice president of people & facilities. “We have a unique responsibility as a sports and entertainment location to be innovative when it comes to leveraging the spaces we operate for functionality and the wellbeing of our community.”
Meeting a Desperate Need
ParkPro currently operates in select locations across the United States, tailored to the needs of carriers using the platform, and will officially launch on Platform Science, Apple iOS and Android starting this summer.
“By using ParkPro, transportation and logistics industry professionals can recover up to 12% of the annual productivity lost while searching for truck parking,” ParkPro said. “ParkPro benefits include on-site security, lighting and access to nearby hotels and restaurants at many of its platform properties.”
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