Stress-free to your destination: Happy Trucker and MapTrip Maps simplify truck route planning with bookable truck parking spaces from May 2025

Anyone who works in logistics knows the challenge: planning truck routes efficiently and finding suitable truck parking spaces nearby at the same time. Time pressure, statutory driving and rest periods and a massive shortage of parking spaces in Germany and Europe do not make this task any easier. This is precisely where the new cooperation between Happy Trucker and the truck navigation specialists from MapTrip comes in. Together, the partners offer a well thought-out and practical complete solution for dispatchers and truck drivers.

Why the search for a parking space is becoming a burden for trucks

There is a shortage of more than 35,000 truck parking spaces in Germany every day, and the demand in Europe is over 100,000:

• Drivers often spend up to an hour a day on the stressful search for a parking space for their truck
• Insecure parking facilities increase the risk of freight theft
• Offences against driving and rest times threaten
• Dispatchers cannot reliably implement planned routes
• Unnecessary operating costs due to detours and inefficient routing place an additional burden on haulage companies

The integration of Happy Trucker into the truck route planning of MapTrip Maps solves precisely this problem and brings dispatchers and drivers together on one digital denominator.

MapTrip Maps & MapTrip Truck: Plan efficiently, navigate safely

As a medium-sized company from Bonn, infoware has been offering first-class, tried-and-tested navigation solutions for the transport, waste disposal, utilities and blue light sectors for many years.
For haulage companies, they offer two powerful components:

• MapTrip Maps: A professional truck route planner on the web that is specifically tailored to road freight transport, taking into account truck parameters such as:
  • Vehicle height, length and axle load
  • Dangerous goods restrictions
  • toll costs

  Particularly practical: the planned routes can be sent directly to the MapTrip Truck navigation app - without detours or manual input.

• MapTrip Truck: The matching truck navigation app for Android devices that is precisely coordinated with MapTrip Maps. Truck drivers receive their route with all interim destinations directly on their smartphone or navigation device. Changes or additions - such as interim destinations - can be made by the dispatcher at any time and sent directly to the driver.

The highlight: Integrate truck parking spaces directly into the route and truck navigation with MapTrip

The partnership between Happy Trucker and MapTrip brings the decisive advantage:

• Dispatchers see bookable truck parking spaces along the planned route directly in MapTrip Maps
• They can integrate car parks into the tour as stops - for example to comply with rest periods or to charge their e-trucks.
• The (booked) parking space is seamlessly transmitted to the truck driver and appears as an interim destination in the MapTrip Truck navigation solution
• Bookings are made conveniently via our online platform Happy Trucker- booking a truck parking space online made easy
• The dispatcher has an overview of all planned, past and cancelled bookings in his Happy Trucker user account at all times.

The result: a seamless, digital solution from planning to execution - stress-free, safe and efficient.

"With the integration of Happy Trucker, we are making things much easier for dispatchers and drivers on the road. Route planning, car park search and navigation are now seamlessly integrated." - Thomas Schulte-Hillen, Managing Director of infoware GmbH.

Happy Trucker: The largest network of bookable truck parking spaces in Europe

Happy Trucker offers access to several thousand truck parking spaces in Germany and Europe. The car parks can be selected according to requirements, similar to booking a hotel, according to the necessary criteria, for example:

• Security car parks: Certified by TAPA, ESPORG and/or BAG - ideal for high-value goods or goods requiring special protection
• Comfort car parks: With additional services such as clean sanitary facilities, WLAN, catering, washing machines or even trucker fitness offers
• Specialised parking spaces: E.g. for refrigerated vehicles or e-trucks with charging infrastructure

All pitches are checked, can be booked digitally and are available for both short-term and long-term stays.

Thanks to the Happy Trucker truck parking web app, parking spaces can be searched for and reserved directly in the vicinity, along the route or at the destination. The connection with MapTrip now significantly expands these possibilities: "Digital route planning, real-time navigation and directly bookable truck parking spaces along the route - this combination fundamentally changes the strategic work of haulage companies. It not only enables more precise planning, but also reduces operational risks and significantly increases the ability to plan international transport operations," says Andreas Angermayr (Managing Director of Happy Trucker GmbH) about the integration into the MapTrip solutions.

How haulage companies and drivers benefit from the integration

For dispatchers:

• Time savings in truck route planning
• More efficient use of driving times
• Simple integration of truck parking spaces directly into the route
• Better planning of rest periods

For drivers:

• Clearly defined break and overnight stops
• Less stress when looking for a truck parking space
• Access to inspected, secure pitches with good services

For the haulage company:

• Reduced operating costs by avoiding search traffic
• Less freight damage and breaches of regulations
• Increased satisfaction among drivers and customers
• Digital processes without media disruptions

This is how easy it is for dispatchers to book a parking space with MapTrip & Happy Trucker, step by step

1. Create route in MapTrip Maps
2. Display truck parking spaces near the planned stages
3. Select a suitable parking space and book directly via Happy Trucker
4. Plan a pitch as a stop on the tour
5. Send route to MapTrip Truck - driver receives all information via the app
6. Driver drives tour as planned and reaches the booked truck parking space without stress

Use case: International tour with plannable break

A dispatcher plans a tour from Hamburg to Verona. The journey takes around 16 hours, including legally required breaks.

The route is planned seamlessly with MapTrip Maps. In Munich, a nearby truck parking areais selected via Happy Trucker and booked in directly.

The parking space is automatically added to the route and displayed to the driver as an interim destination in MapTrip Truck.

Result: Break regulations adhered to, car park secured, freight safely on the move.

Conclusion: Intelligent truck route optimisation meets digital parking space search

The cooperation between Happy Trucker and MapTrip is a milestone for the transport industry. It combines:

• Modern truck route optimisation with
• stress-free parking for trucks and
• Seamless integration of parking spaces into the navigation system

A real win-win situation for dispatchers, drivers and haulage companies.

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