Gotta hand it to Nassau County Exec Ed Mangano. His proposal to more than double the County surcharge on traffic and parking tickets to hire and pay for more police will incentivize the NCPD to issue more tickets to assure their continued employment. The “Public Safety Fee”, contained in the 2017 budget proposal he just […]
Should Commercial Drivers Get Younger?
An interesting but flawed pilot program by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was inserted into the FAST Act. This program will use drivers between the ages of 18 and 21 with military driving experience in interstate commerce. This is interesting because trucking advocates such as ATA and the Truckload Carriers Association have long […]
New Law Ends Shakedown of Motorists for Dismissed Traffic Tickets
“People who have had their traffic violations dismissed and yet are still being forced to pay additional fees are nothing but victims of an illegal shakedown” said New York State Senator Tony Avella in a press conference on January 4th with Assembly Member Michael G. DenDekker celebrating the passage of their Fines and Forfeitures Bill […]
Long Island Truck Route Fight
When the New York DOT proposed a new Long Island truck route on Nassau County’s South Oyster Bay Road, residents of Syosset, Hicksville, Plainview, and Bethpage, joined together to try to block it. The route, requested by Fed Ex to ease access to their new hub at the old Grumman site in Bethpage, goes through […]
DOT Voids Some Local Medical Certificates
Any driver whose current USDOT Medical Examiners Certificate issued by Dr. Gerald Surya has been voided by the FMCSA and must undergo a new physical examination within 60 days of October 20, 2015, says the NYS DMV (link here). Dr. Surya operated out of Medport at JFK. He has been decertified from the FMCSA’s National […]