The notion that trucks don’t pay their fair share and should pay additional fees to enter midtown Manhattan just to fund the MTA is absurd. There’s no free ride for trucks. Truckers pay 4-5 times higher registration fees than cars and pay additional surcharges if registered in the metro area. They also pay a mileage-based […]
A New Year Means New Fees
So as 2018 approaches, we must turn our attention to our filing renewals. What’s new? What do we need and what don’t we need? Well, here’s a quick rundown: IFTA Renewal (International Fuel Tax Agreement). This is due by January 1, but you can start the renewal process effective November 1st and the easiest and […]
Midtown Manhattan Bus Operators – Parking Ticket Survival Guide
Our bus company friends told us that NYC Parking tickets issued in midtown have skyrocketed. And Attorney Arthur Miller, co-publisher of this site, who represents bus companies along with trucking firms at the NYC Parking Violations Bureau, says that the PVB has become quite hostile to bus companies. So we reached out to the NYPD’s […]
MTA: Summer Nighttime Discount on Tolls For Truckers
The MTA has announced a 50 percent discount on tolls for truckers during nighttime hours this summer (MTA Press Release). While the stated purpose is to help with disruptions caused by “Amtrak-Forced Summer Service Cuts”, with construction at many of the toll plazas and on several subway lines as well, clearly the goal is to […]
Beware of Predatory Lease to Buy Programs
“If it’s too good to be true then it probably is.” We’ve all heard that before. Well why should a truck lease be any different? In April 2016 New York Times Reporter David Segal chronicled Mississippi-based American Truck Group. American Truck Group (ATG) has a rent-to-own program for independent truckers who lack the credit for […]