Though many elected officials have hoped for a federal bailout to assuage New York City’s fiscal crises, it is clear that federal funding will fall short. NYC must take measures to right the ship, as painful as that may be. To that end, the city’s Independent Budget Office (IBO) released their annual report with 14 […]
Operational Costs of Trucking 2020
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released the findings of its 2020 update to “An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking.” Using detailed financial data provided directly by motor carriers of all sectors and fleet sizes, this “Ops Cost” research annually documents and analyzes detailed trucking costs from 2008 through 2019. ATRI’s analysis provides […]
New Emergency Actions to Fight Covid-19 Wave
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the implementation of new emergency measures as the state shifts its focus to a sharp rise in Covid-19 related hospitalizations. The governor said that the strength of the virus’s second wave has forced the state to rely less on test positivity rates as the determinant for restrictions and focus […]
Verrazzano Narrows Bridge to Begin Bi-directional Tolling
MTA Bridges and Tunnels has advised that beginning on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at 2 am, tolls will be charged electronically in both directions at the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge. Since 1986, per federal legislation, tolls were only collected Staten Island bound. Now toll amounts will be split and motorists charged in both directions. The MTA […]
Holiday Recycling
As we prepare for an unprecedented holiday season, Americans will be shopping online more than ever. Online sales will surge 34% year over year for the 2020 holiday season. Retailers do not want consumers waiting on the traditionally long Black Friday lines, as such they are incentivizing and pushing consumers towards virtual options, which will ultimately […]