New York News Updates

Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Truckers, Residents Voice Concerns Over Aging Syracuse Viaduct

AUBURN, N.Y. U.S. Rep. John Katko held a town hall meeting regarding the fate of an aging viaduct in the center of Syracuse on Feb. 4, listening to concerns regarding the trucking industry, lakes, pollution and traffic.

February 5, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

New York Hadn't Been Enforcing the ELD Mandate. Now It Is.

The New York State Department of Transportation announced that state inspectors will begin enforcing federal electronic logging device rules, ending a year-plus stretch during which a lawsuit kept the state law enforcement in limbo and left federal inspectors as the sole enforcers of the rule in the state.

January 18, 2019
Government, Safety

New York DOT Removes Controversial Highway Signs

The New York State Department of Transportation completed ahead of schedule the removal of hundreds of the large blue tourism signs that line highways.

November 29, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, TCA

New York City to Roll Out High Vision Trucks

New York Citys initiative to reduce traffic deaths may be called Vision Zero, but for municipal truck drivers it will translate into a little more vision in the form of fewer blind spots.

November 28, 2018
Government, Safety

New York DOT Strikes Deal With Feds Over Controversial Signs

The New York State Department of Transportation will retain $14 million in federal funding after reaching a compromise with the Federal Highway Administration over the large blue tourism signs that line the states highways.

October 3, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Proposes Additional $125 Billion for N.Y. Infrastructure

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced May 8 that an additional $125 billion will go toward infrastructure investment over the next five years.

May 9, 2018
Government

I Love NY Highway Signs to Come Down After Federal Pressure

The I Love New York signs that line New Yorks highways will start coming down, according to state transportation officials.

February 5, 2018
Business, TCA

New York Teamsters Pension Cuts to Take Effect Despite 2-1 Opposing Vote

The U.S. Treasury Department on Sept. 13 announced that active and retired Teamsters across upstate New York had voted against big pension reductions by better than a 2-1 ratio.

September 13, 2017
Government, Business

Port of New York and New Jersey Handles Record Container Traffic for a February

Container traffic at the Port of New York and New Jersey continued at a strong pace with February 2017 activity setting a record for the busiest February ever at the port.

March 28, 2017
Government, Business

Port of New York and New Jersey Reports Weaker Imports and Exports in September

The Port of New York and New Jersey reported a drop in container traffic in September 2016 versus the year prior, according to numbers released Nov. 3.

November 4, 2016