Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Trucks

That Viral Dodge Ad Isn’t the First Time Automakers Compared Drivers to ‘Predators’

By Kea Wilson | Jan 14, 2022 | No Comments

A new viral Dodge seems like a new low for the notoriously toxic automaker — but it’s just the latest chapter in the company's promotion of the deadliest driving behaviors.

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America’s Most Toxic Car Ad: The Finals!

By Kea Wilson | Nov 12, 2021 | No Comments

After thousands of votes and enough eerily empty downtowns to last a life time, Streetsblog readers have narrowed it down to just two of the most toxic car ads in our national history. Vote now for which deserves the title of the most toxic of all.

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America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Chevy Colorado vs. Audi A3

By Kea Wilson | Oct 14, 2021 | No Comments

There's nothing funny about all the ways that excessive driving harms our society...but car companies still try to get a few jokes in here and there.

New electric tractor trailer. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

City Retires More Dirty Diesel Trucks in the Pollution-Plagued South Bronx

By Fiifi Frimpong | Aug 12, 2021 | No Comments

A beer distributor gets five gleaming, electric delivery vehicles, courtesy of the state DEC.

Holland Tunnel traffic inbound from New Jersey. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

OPINION: The Port Authority’s Car Dependence Is Killing Our Climate-Change Goals

By Bob Previdi | Jul 29, 2021 | No Comments

If the New York metro area is to decarbonize, the bi-state agency should lead the effort. But can it wean itself off tolls and parking fees?

New dash cam screen that will show front, back and side angles of trucks

City Shows Off Trucks and Buses With Surround-View Cameras

By Fiifi Frimpong | Jun 12, 2021 | No Comments

The city will make streets safer by installing multiple cameras thousands of fleet vehicles — allowing drivers to see angles that are normally obstructed.

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