Truck parking comparison
Park Graph vs. Pilot Prime Parking: Open to Any Lot Owner
| Term | Park Graph | Pilot Prime Parking |
|---|---|---|
| Owner fees | Park Graph Park Graph wins Starter: 10% of each payment (minimum $0.75) and $0 a month. Pro: 5% plus $499/mo. Stripe's card fee on top. No fee to list. | Pilot Prime Parking Not applicable: we found no way for outside owners to list (our search, Nov 2026) |
| Driver fees | Park Graph None from Park Graph. Drivers pay the price you set. | Pilot Prime Parking Not published; Prime Parking runs $17–$25 a night at sampled stores (our search, Nov 2026; Trucker Guide, as of Oct 2026) |
| Payout timing | Park Graph 2 business days after each payment, to your own Stripe account. Your first payout is released 7 days after your first payment, once your ID check is done. | Pilot Prime Parking Not applicable |
| Do drivers need an app? | Park Graph No app or account. Drivers scan your QR sign and pay in the browser. | Pilot Prime Parking Pilot app, website, guest services or in store (CDLLife, as of Aug 2026) |
| Booking by AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot) | Park Graph Park Graph wins Yes, on Pro and Enterprise: Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot can book a space through Park Graph's MCP server. Lots on every plan can be found. | Pilot Prime Parking None found: no MCP server, ChatGPT app or Copilot agent (our search, Nov 2026) |
| Who sets prices | Park Graph Park Graph wins You do, for each vehicle type, by the day, week and month. | Pilot Prime Parking Pilot, at its own travel centers (CDLLife, as of Aug 2026) |
“Park Graph wins” marks the rows where Park Graph comes out ahead on Pilot Prime Parking's published terms. Park Graph's side comes from its live plans and product. Each Pilot Prime Parking fact names its source and the month it was current; the links are in Sources at the end of this page.
Starter is $0 a month with no fee to list. Competitor terms checked November 5, 2026.
Why truck parking owners choose Park Graph over Pilot Prime Parking
Open to any lot owner
Prime Parking sells spaces at Pilot and Flying J travel centers, and we found no way for outside owners to list (our search, Nov 2026). Park Graph works on any lot you own or manage. Starter is $0 a month with no contract and no fee to list. You pay 10% of each payment (minimum $0.75) plus Stripe's card fee, only when a driver pays.
You set the price
Pilot prices its own spaces; Trucker Guide found $17–$25 a night at the stores it sampled (Trucker Guide, as of Oct 2026). You set a day, week and month price and a space limit for each vehicle type, from tractor-trailers to bobtails. Change a price in your dashboard and the next driver pays it.
Drivers pay at your sign
Pilot drivers reserve through the Pilot app, website, guest services or in store, and check in digitally (CDLLife, as of Aug 2026). A driver points a phone camera at your sign, picks the vehicle type, enters plate, trailer and DOT or MC numbers, and pays with Apple Pay, Google Pay or a card. No download, no account, no password. That's the driver who pulls in at 11 PM after the truck stop filled up.
Paid 2 business days after each payment
Your first payout is released 7 days after your first payment, once your ID check is done. After that, payouts arrive 2 business days after each payment. Payouts go to your own connected Stripe account; until that first release, a new account's payments wait on Park Graph's Stripe balance.
AI assistants can book your lot
On Pro and Enterprise, assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot can find your lot and book a space for a driver through Park Graph's MCP server. Lots on every plan, Starter included, can be found. We found no Pilot Prime Parking MCP server, ChatGPT app or Copilot agent (our search, Nov 2026).
Drivers pay at your sign. No app, no account, no fee on their bill.
Starter is $0 a month and 10% of each payment. You set the price for every vehicle type.
Selling next to a travel center
Trucker Guide counted 390+ Prime Parking locations (Trucker Guide, as of Oct 2026), and since August 2026 drivers check in digitally instead of hanging a paper tag (CDLLife, as of Aug 2026).
The shortage is national: ATRI estimates one truck parking space for every 11 drivers (ATRI, as of Jul 2025). When the travel center is full, the next lot down the road with a sign and a fair price gets the truck.
Switching from Pilot Prime Parking to Park Graph
- Step 1
Price against the nearest Pilot
Trucker Guide found $17–$25 a night for Prime Parking at the stores it sampled (Trucker Guide, as of Oct 2026). Decide where your day rate sits for each vehicle type.
- Step 2
Set up your lot
Sign up free, add your lot, and set day, week and month prices and a space limit for each vehicle type. Connect payouts with Stripe.
- Step 3
Post your QR sign
Print the sign from your dashboard, or order a weatherproof one, and post it at the entrance. From then on, any driver who scans it can pay you.
Park Graph vs. Pilot Prime Parking: questions owners ask
- Can I list my lot on Pilot Prime Parking?
- We found no way for outside owners to list (our search, Nov 2026). Prime Parking sells spaces at Pilot and Flying J travel centers. Park Graph works on any lot you own or manage.
- How much is Pilot Prime Parking?
- Trucker Guide found $17–$25 a night at the stores it sampled, and $7–$15 for a bobtail (Trucker Guide, as of Oct 2026).
- What does Park Graph cost for a truck lot?
- Starter is $0 a month and 10% of each payment (minimum $0.75). Pro is 5% of each payment plus $499/mo. Stripe's card fee applies on top. There's no fee to list, no hardware and no contract on Starter.
Your lot, your sign, your prices.
List your truck lot free on Starter. Drivers scan your sign and pay with no app, and AI assistants can find your lot.
Sources
Each competitor fact on this page names its source and the month it was current. “Not published” means our search didn’t find it.
- Trucker Guide — Free vs paid truck parking at Pilot, Love's and TA (Oct. 26, 2026) · as of Oct 2026
- CDLLife — Pilot to phase out paper hang tags for reserved parking in favor of digital check-in (Aug. 26, 2026) · as of Aug 2026
- ATRI — Expanding Truck Parking at Public Rest Areas (July 2025) · as of Jul 2025