The U.S. Department of Transportation announced on July 30th, that it has increased fines across the board for violations of federal trucking regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 to adjust fine amounts each year based on inflation. The violations and […]
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 […]
Cut Daytime Truck Deliveries; City Councilman Asks For Traffic Study
Blaming traffic congestion on delivery trucks, City Councilman Mark Levine introduced a bill on December 16, 2015 to require the New York City Department of Transportation to study the issue. Among other things the traffic study is to consider implementing measures to reduce daytime truck deliveries. The study would be conducted on streets in Manhattan […]
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Releases 2016 Budget and Toll Hike
Toll hike increases have taken effect on all Hudson River crossings creating some of the most expensive tolls in the country. A typical five-axle tractor-trailer will now pay $105 in the cash toll, $95 using E-ZPass during peak hours, and $85 using E-ZPass during off peak hours. A typical three axle truck will now pay $42 in the […]
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 […]