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The Action Carting Driver Who Killed Neftaly Ramirez and Left the Scene Was Not Licensed to Drive the Truck
Yet it appears Mayor de Blasio won't let the company's horrendous safety record interfere with its city contracts. Meanwhile, a lawsuit brought by Ramirez's family alleges shoddy investigative work on the part of NYPD and Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez.
January 31, 2018
The Death of Kevin Flores Is a Complete and Total Failure of Our Vehicle Regulation System
The driver who killed Flores, 13, lacked a valid license, but the oil truck company operating out of his Suffolk County home is in good standing with U.S. DOT.
January 29, 2018
ProPublica Exposes NYC’s Deadly Waste Carting Industry
It's a must-read investigation of exploitative labor conditions that have left a long trail of injuries and deaths.
January 4, 2018
City Council Failed to Pass Waste Hauling Reforms the Day a Garbage Truck Driver Killed a Cyclist in Williamsburg
On Tuesday, a garbage truck driver struck and killed Mario Lopez on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. The same day, the City Council failed to enact waste carting reforms that would reduce garbage truck traffic on Williamsburg streets.
December 21, 2017
City Requests More Authority to Impose Safety Standards on Private Trash Haulers
The Business Integrity Commission says it lacks the legal power to enforce much-needed safety protocols for an industry with a deadly track record.
November 27, 2017
Six-Month License Suspension for Truck Driver Who Killed Tourist in Manhattan Crosswalk
Maria Munez-Carna and her family were visiting the city from Spain. Driver Rance Clyburn, of New Jersey, pled guilty to a right of way violation and careless driving.
November 14, 2017
NYPD: “No Criminality Suspected” After Turning Box Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Tribeca
Yan Jindee was one of four cyclists killed or severely injured by New York City drivers in five days. Transportation Alternatives issued a statement calling on Mayor de Blasio to build more protected bike lanes.
September 15, 2017
Action Carting Holds Another $51 Million in City Contracts Under Other Names
Action Carting, the private trash hauling company whose driver killed cyclist Neftaly Ramirez last month in Greenpoint, holds an additional $51 million in city contracts on top of the $74 million in business previously reported by Streetsblog.
August 15, 2017
Bypassing the Courts, NYPD Clears Hit-and-Run Trash Hauler Who Killed Neftaly Ramirez
NYPD said the Action Carting driver "didn't realize" he ran over a man on a bicycle -- the same excuse police gave the media hours after the crash.
August 14, 2017
Drivers With Action Carting Have Killed 5 People Since 2008, and the Company Still Holds $74 Million in City Contracts
The company has five standing contracts with city agencies -- three with DOT adding up to about $2 million and two with the Department of Environmental Protection worth about $35 million apiece. All but one of those -- an $800,000 contract with DOT -- were signed during the de Blasio administration.
August 9, 2017