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New York truckers sue over congestion pricing plan
Under the plan, trucks would be charged $24 to $36 per trip into the congestion zone below 60th Street in Manhattan, depending on their size, compared to $15 per day for passenger vehicles.
(The Center Square) — New York City's congestion pricing plan faces a new legal challenge from truckers, who say the new tolls will unfairly charge them as much as $36 per trip to enter the city.
A federal lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Thursday by the Trucking Association of New York, claims the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's soon-to-be-implemented congestion pricing unfairly targets trucking and logistics companies, which will be charged higher rates than passenger vehicles.
Under the plan, trucks would be charged $24 to $36 per trip into the congestion zone below 60th Street in Manhattan, depending on their size, compared to $15 per day for passenger vehicles.
“The MTA’s reckless congestion pricing policy ignores the warnings and counsel of industry experts on both sides of the Hudson, who warn that the discriminatory way trucks and logistics companies are targeted by the plan will increase costs for residents everywhere,” TANY President Kendra Hems said in a statement.
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