congestion pricing

Trucking groups praise DOT termination of NY congestion tolls

The U.S. Department of Transportation has terminated New York City’s congestion pricing plan, drawing praise from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and a vow from the city to fight the decision.

In a DOT news release announcing the decision on Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the tolls were a “slap in the face to working class Americans and small business owners.”

“Commuters using the highway system to enter New York City have already financed the construction...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucking-group-praises-dot-termination-of-ny-congestion-tolls

Grupos de camiones Alabanza la terminación de puntos de la congestión de Nueva York.

El Departamento de Transporte de los Estados Unidos ha terminado el plan de precios de congestión de la ciudad de Nueva York, recibiendo elogios de la Asociación de conductores independientes de propietarios y operadores y un voto de la ciudad para luchar contra la decisión. En un punto comunicado...

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New York trucking group says Manhattan tolls burden industry

Monday marked the first weekday since the implementation of the first-of-its-kind congestion pricing program in New York City by Gov. Kathy Hochul, a move that is drawing protests from the Trucking Association of New York.

The program imposed tolls for entering or exiting Manhattan’s “congestion relief zone” starting Sunday. This zone covers streets and avenues at or below 60th Street, excluding the bordering West Side Highway, FDR Drive and Hugh L. Carey Tunnel main roads.

Hochul has said the...

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Power Index: Top 10 Biden regulatory reviews affecting freight markets

President Joe Biden’s election signaled a stark change in policies and priorities from those of the Trump administration — not uncommon when the White House flips political parties — highlighted by a flurry of executive orders that started just hours after Biden was inaugurated.

Included in those changes are a host of regulations that could also be reversed or altered (or already have been). Below are 10, in no specific order, that have the biggest ramifications for freight.

  • Regulation: FMCSA —...

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Will e-cargo bikes take over last-mile delivery?

Companies like REEF Technology and DHL are deploying an increasing number of e-cargo bikes for last-mile delivery.

A day in the office — or biking the streets of sunny Miami — begins at the DHL Service Center for e-cargo bike couriers.

From there, Orlando Rosal makes his way to the REEF Technology garage, where an e-Cargo Cycle is waiting for him. Once he transfers a 60-cubic-foot container onto his bike, he takes off for Brickell Bay and various Miami neighborhoods, delivering packages along the way.

Electric-assisted cargo bikes (e-cargo bikes) have an electric motor, which means that couriers such as Rosal...

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Trucking interests skeptical of zone-based congestion pricing

Zone-based congestion pricing for vehicles entering downtown business districts has long been considered a way to reduce delays and stress for commuters. But the potential for cutting fuel consumption and vehicle emissions now dovetails with the Biden administration’s climate policy goals — at a time when states are looking for ways to refill infrastructure budget coffers decimated by the pandemic.

If the new administration decides to put its weight behind the concept, how will truckers fare?

How...

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