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The Insider: How to Blow the Whistle on a Federal Transportation Agency

Quon Kwan's research could have lead to regulations that says saved hundreds of pedestrians and cyclists in large truck crashes. Instead, the analysis was quashed.

October 7, 2024

What the Truck? DOT Late on Producing Crucial Freight Network Report

The DOT is late to release a Truck Route Network Redesign report.

September 20, 2024

What the Truck? New Yorkers Want Big Rigs Out Of Their Neighborhoods

A City Council Law mandates that the Department of Transportation redesign the Truck Route Network. And it's slowly happening.

August 8, 2024

Wednesday’s Headlines: The Weighting is the Hardest Part Edition

Overweight trucks dropped 64 percent on the BQE after the city launched automated weight enforcement. Plus more news.

July 31, 2024

Waste Reforms Could Require Data on Crashes, Dangerous Driving

The proposal affects at least one trucking company with a deadly driving record.

May 7, 2024

Study: Microhubs and Last-Mile Cargo Bikes Can Save City $240M a Year

In this city, time is indeed money; delays cost the city over $243 million every year, the report estimates.

April 1, 2024

Mega-Cars Violate Brooklyn Bridge Weight Ban with Impunity

The city does virtually nothing to stop the onslaught of excessively heavy vehicles on our roads and bridges.

March 27, 2024

Another Pedestrian Killed by a Truck Driver; No Charge for Fatal Crash

Another truck driver has killed another pedestrian — and has not been charged for the crash, despite having made an illegal turn on Tuesday morning.

March 13, 2024