Those places can be good. I would recommend posting up near the most logical exit from said truck stop leading to the freeway on-ramp one would take to go the direction you're trying to travel. This way the bulk of the vehicles that have just fueled up & heading your direction will be pulling up near you before exiting the truck stop onto the main road towards the highway.
Personally I don't like sitting on/near property like that. I'd rather take my chances on the on-ramp itself. Always stay behind the "no pedestrians beyond this point" sign, if the state you're in has laws in place keeping hitchhikers off the actual highway. Be sure to check out the library https://squattheplanet.com/files/categories/hitchhiking.56/ here and also it wouldn't hurt to double check the hitchhiking laws for the states you plan to travel through, some may be updated.
Last bit of advice, and this is again just my personal preference. Try to locate a piece of clean white cardboard rather than the typical brown stuff. I tend to think it gives the driver the notion you're pretty clean, yourself. It is also easier to see/read especially from further away. You want them to be able to read your sign from far away so they have time to consider it. Good luck, safe travels!
Those places can be good. I would recommend posting up near the most logical exit from said truck stop leading to the freeway on-ramp one would take to go the direction you're trying to travel. This way the bulk of the vehicles that have just fueled up & heading your direction will be pulling up near you before exiting the truck stop onto the main road towards the highway.
Personally I don't like sitting on/near property like that. I'd rather take my chances on the on-ramp itself. Always stay behind the "no pedestrians beyond this point" sign, if the state you're in has laws in place keeping hitchhikers off the actual highway. Be sure to check out the library https://squattheplanet.com/files/categories/hitchhiking.56/ here and also it wouldn't hurt to double check the hitchhiking laws for the states you plan to travel through, some may be updated.
Last bit of advice, and this is again just my personal preference. Try to locate a piece of clean white cardboard rather than the typical brown stuff. I tend to think it gives the driver the notion you're pretty clean, yourself. It is also easier to see/read especially from further away. You want them to be able to read your sign from far away so they have time to consider it. Good luck, safe travels!
Those places can be good. I would recommend posting up near the most logical exit from said truck stop leading to the freeway on-ramp one would take to go the direction you're trying to travel. This way the bulk of the vehicles that have just fueled up & heading your direction will be pulling up near you before exiting the truck stop onto the main road towards the highway.
Personally I don't like sitting on/near property like that. I'd rather take my chances on the on-ramp itself. Always stay behind the "no pedestrians beyond this point" sign, if the state you're in has laws in place keeping hitchhikers off the actual highway. Be sure to check out the library https://squattheplanet.com/files/categories/hitchhiking.56/ here and also it wouldn't hurt to double check the hitchhiking laws for the states you plan to travel through, some may be updated.
Last bit of advice, and this is again just my personal preference. Try to locate a piece of clean white cardboard rather than the typical brown stuff. I tend to think it gives the driver the notion you're pretty clean, yourself. It is also easier to see/read especially from further away. You want them to be able to read your sign from far away so they have time to consider it. Good luck, safe travels!