New York City’s congestion pricing program could cut traffic in the busy commercial district but push more vehicles into vulnerable areas. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Trucks and Trucking”
UPS Drivers Say ‘Brutal’ Heat Is Endangering Their Lives
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
As summers have grown hotter, high temperatures inside trucks without air conditioning have also sickened postal carriers and others who deliver America’s packages. A few have died. Source: New York Times
A Construction-Themed Amusement Park Answers the Question, ‘Can You Dig It?’
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
At Diggerland U.S.A., children can experience the pleasures of heavy equipment firsthand. (Adults like it, too.) Source: New York Times
They Earn Tens of Thousands by Turning in Idling Trucks
By Gotham Rex on March 22, 2022
A New York City clean air program is providing a well-paid gig to “idling warriors” who blow the whistle on polluting vehicles. Source: New York Times
A New York City Clean-Air Program Pays Citizens to Report Idling Trucks
By Gotham Rex on March 19, 2022
A New York City clean-air program allows citizens to report idling commercial vehicles in exchange for a cut of the fines. Some drivers respond with fists. Source: New York Times
Amazon Went on a New York Buying Spree as Online Shopping Surged
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2021
The e-commerce giant added at least nine new warehouses in the city over the past year as 2.4 million packages a day strained the nation’s largest urban delivery system. Source: New York Times
10 Racehorses Killed in Fiery Crash on New Jersey Turnpike
By Gotham Rex on June 7, 2020
One of the horses was sired by the Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and another by the Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist. Source: New York Times