Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Trucks

DHL field supervisor Jose Polanco (left) and Streetsblog Editor Gersh Kuntzman show off the future of package delivery in New York City. Photo: DOT

ANALYSIS: New City Cargo Bike Delivery Program is Absolutely Perfect, Except…

By Dave Colon and Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 5, 2019 | No Comments

The city's collaboration with delivery companies to use cargo bikes instead of behemoth trucks is an absolute good in a city mired in congestion, pollution and carnage. But...

U.S. Postal Service drivers have no respect for vehicle rules — and are rarely disciplined for it. Photo: Simon Smith

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UNACCOUNTABLE! U.S. Postal Service Punishes Almost No One for Bad Driving

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 15, 2019 | No Comments

Just 10 employees of the United States Postal Service have been disciplined for vehicular crashes in the last three years.

Trucks: We can't live with them, but can't live without them. This truck was in Hunts Point in the Bronx. Photo: Eve Kessler

Op-Ed: The Simple Way To Keep Truck Fleets Safe

By Noah Budnick | Oct 8, 2019 | 23 Comments

The city can use its leverage with the industry to promote best practices for rigs.

Scene of the crash that killed Leon Clark. Photo: News 12

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Thursday’s Headlines: #DontTrashNYC Edition

By Streetsblog | Oct 3, 2019 | 7 Comments

Street safety advocates will host a Twitter Town Hall today to demonstrate the need to reform the private carting industry. Plus all the other news in our daily headline digest.

The e-bike rider who was hit by a private garbage truck driver was not riding on the sidewalk, despite initial police reports claiming he was. Video: NY1.

Gowanus Crash Spotlights Safety Problems of Rogue Private Garbage Carters

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 9, 2019 | 10 Comments

Advocates renew calls for regulation after a truck driver plowed into a cyclist, leaving him in critical condition.

These trucks are parked on what is supposed to be a protected bike lane on West Street in Greenpoint. If they get a ticket, they pay far less thanks to a city program. Photo: Jon Orcutt

Op-Ed: Let’s Make Roadways Safer by Ending Giveaways to Trucking Companies

By Costa Constantinides | Aug 2, 2019 | 18 Comments

New York City won’t truly be safe for both pedestrians and cyclists until we abolish the outdated Stipulated Fine Program, a Queens lawmaker argues in a powerful op-ed.

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