Private trade waste carting vehicles were involved in 43 reported fatalities and hundreds of self-reported crashes that resulted in injuries in New York City between January 2010 through May 2019, accounting for roughly three percent of all road user fatalities. To work on improving safety in the commercial sanitation space, NYC Department of Citywide Administrative […]
Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 Clears Senate Hurdle
While the White House and Congress try to hammer out an infrastructure and jobs bill, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021. This bill would spend $78 billion over five years on surface transportation programs and includes $13 billion on safety initiatives. Overall, this would be a […]
Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry 2020
As they have done for the past 16 years, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has prepared their list of critical issues facing the trucking industry. As we all know, 2020 has been a chaotic and unpredictable year. Over the course of a few months, the US economy completely spiraled into ruin, fundamentally changing the […]
Loading Dock Safety Tips
Did you know that forklift accidents cost businesses more than $135 million each year (according to OSHA)?! Yet forklift accidents are only one type of costly mishap that can occur on a loading dock. Truck drivers and warehouse workers have the responsibility of creating a safe working environment on the loading dock and in the […]
Finally! – Fairness in Metro Area Shipping Contracts
With anti-indemnification laws finally enacted in both New York and New Jersey, the playing field has gotten a little more level. Beginning November 1st in New Jersey and November 4th in New York it will no longer be permitted for shippers to make carriers indemnify them for all damages that arise in the course of […]