Beginning December 3rd, 2018, New York City is raising the discounted fines for certain NYC parking tickets issued to companies enrolled in the stipulated fine and commercial abatement programs. These programs are a trade off between the city and commercial fleets. For not contesting parking tickets, New York City gave the companies a discount on […]
New York City Parking Rates to Increase BUT There May Be Some Relief on the Horizon
Delivering in New York City is about to cost even more as parking meter rates are going to shoot up. Effective September 4thin Brooklyn, October 1stin Manhattan, November 1stin Queens, and December 3rdin the Bronx and Staten Island. A parking spot can cost as much as $21.00 for a commercial vehicle. See the below table […]
Lack of Safe Overnight Parking In New York City is About to Cost Truckers Even More
Pop quiz! Suppose you are hauling freight to the New York Metro region from another part of the country. You have an early morning delivery and are running out of hours. What do you do? Easy, look for safe overnight parking. Curveball, there is none available. Now what do you do? This is the exact […]
NYC Appoints “Parking Summons Advocate”: Some Suggestions
“If you are going to have your hand in people’s pockets, do it with a smile”, said Jacques Jiha, the NYC Department of Finance Commissioner back in 2015 when the city hired a taxpayer advocate. Now, the Department of Finance (DOF), the city’s tax collector, wants to put a kinder, friendlier face on its Parking […]
Want to Combat Drowsy Driving? Add Truck Parking
About 328,000 accidents a year can be chalked up to drowsy driving, with about 6,000 causing fatalities. Through awareness great strides have been made in reducing drunk and distracted driving. It is important to turn attention over to drowsy driving. The National Sleep Foundation and Stop Drowsy Driving.org hope to change that with the Sleep […]