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| New! New York City Truck Route Data available in GIS and KML formats
Trucks and commercial vehicles are essential to New York City, providing goods and services to millions of New Yorkers every day. The City's diverse mixture of land uses, dense urban environment and vast transportation infrastructure require a distinct set of rules and regulations to govern the operation of trucks and commercial vehicles. In order for this system to function efficiently, it is important that drivers observe these rules and regulations.
Below you will find helpful links to everything from size and weight restrictions to truck routing to parking information.
Note: This page is updated frequently. Please check back regularly for the most recent updates. The information provided on these web pages is for educational purposes only. Please refer to the New York City Traffic Rules and Regulations (pdf) in Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the City of New York for the most current traffic regulations governing trucks and commercial vehicles.
New York City Truck Route Map Commercial Vehicle Identification Low Bridges New York City Traffic Rules Off-hour Deliveries Oversize/Overweight Permitting Parking a Truck or Commercial Vehicle Reducing Emissions From Non-Road Equipment (Local Law 77) Size and Weight Restrictions Staten Island Truck Route Changes Truck or Commercial Vehicle? Truck Route Management and Community Impact Reduction Study Truck Routing Vehicle Restrictions on Parkways Weight Limits in New York City Aligned with State Limits Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, Truck Route Changes
The Kent Avenue local truck route is becoming a one-way northbound roadway from Clymer Street to North 14th Street. This project is to improve safety while still providing parking and building access for local residents and businesses. The project is being implemented in two phases. The first phase began on August 22, 2009 with a one-way conversion from Clymer Street on the south to Broadway on the north. The second phase is scheduled to begin at the end of September and will be a one-way conversion from from Broadway on the south to N. 14th Street on the north. Best southbound truck routes to South Williamsburg Use Greenpoint Avenue to McGuinness Boulevard then Use McGuinness Boulevard to Meeker Avenue or BQE  Download a map of truck routes in Greenpoint/Williamsburg
Staten Island Truck Route Changes
As of March 11, 2009, these two roads have been removed from the truck route network due to the residential land uses and lack of commercial destinations within those sections of roadway.
New Dorp Lane from Mill Road to Cedar Grove Avenue.Ebbitts Avenue from Mill Road to Cedar Grove Avenue.
Two New Truck Routes Added
Richmond Valley Road between Arthur Kill Road and Page Avenue is now a local truck route, providing an east-west connection between two existing local truck routes and providing access to commercial properties along Richmond Valley Road.Castleton Avenue between Jewett Avenue and Port Richmond Avenue is now a local truck route, improving truck operations in the area.
See a map of all the changes.
Weight Limits in New York City Aligned with State Limits
Bringing City standards in line with the statewide limit, the allowed gross vehicle weight in New York City will be 80,000 pounds as of March 11.After evaluating City bridges and roadways, NYC DOT determined the 73,280 pound limit could be raised (except where signage indicates a lower limit). DOT engineers are confident that this change will not compromise the safety and condition of the City's roads and highways.
Read the full change below to section 4-15(b)(1) of the Traffic Rules:Amended Rule
Section one. Paragraph (10) of subdivision (b) of section 4-15 of Title 34 of the Rules of the City of New York is amended to read as follows:(10) Weight on three axles. A single vehicle or a combination of vehicles having 3 axles or more and equipped with pneumatic tires, when loaded, may have a total weight on all axles not to exceed 34,000 pounds, plus 1,000 pounds for each foot and major fraction of a foot of the distance from the center of the foremost axle to the center of the rearmost axle. Axles shall be counted as provided in paragraph (5) of this subdivision (b). In no case, however, shall the total weight exceed 80,000 pounds without any tolerance for enforcement purposes. Truck or Commercial Vehicle?
New York City has unique definitions for commercial vehicles and trucks that differ from New York State Department of Motor Vehicles classifications. Find out how your vehicle is classified so you know what rules and regulations apply to the operation of your vehicle.
Truck Routing
Learn about the rules and regulations governing the movement of trucks on City streets. This includes a complete listing of all truck routes. The Department has enacted amendments (pdf) to the rules regarding truck routes.
Learn about new truck access regulations on the Manhattan Bridge.
The 2009 New York City Truck Route Map
The 2009 edition of the New York City Truck Route Map is available online (view upper section (pdf) and lower section) (pdf), through the mail or by calling the New York City Call Center at 311 ((212) NEW-YORK from outside the City).These full color, double-sided maps feature the City's comprehensive Truck Route Network overlaid on top of the entire arterial street network making it easier for drivers to locate specific streets and intersections. These maps also contains helpful information on truck route signage, weight limits and dimensions, overweight/overdimensional permitting and truck related violations as well as City, regional and state truck-related resources.The 2009 map includes several updates and new features including:
New York City Truck Route Data
Download the 2009 edition of the New York City Truck Route Map as GIS or KML files, useful for handheld and in-vehicle routing devices, applications developers or use in Google Earth and similar viewers. GIS files are zipped.
There are several corridors in New York City where Local and Through Truck Routes share segments of the same alignment. NYCDOT has provided 3 separate files that include: 1) all Local and Through Truck Routes, 2) only Through Truck Routes, and 3) only Local Truck Routes, to give users more flexibility in layering and displaying truck route data where segments of Local and Through Truck Routes overlap.
GIS Files Read more about the dataset (metadata). Vehicle Restrictions on Parkways
Trucks and commercial vehicles cannot travel on most Parkways. Click here for a complete list of the parkways where trucks and commercial vehicles are prohibited. Or download this brochure from NYSDOT and NYCDOT about the Parkways regulations.
Parking a Truck or Commercial Vehicle
What you need to know about parking your truck or commercial vehicle in New York City.
Off-hour Deliveries
NYCDOT is researching policies that can encourage companies to shift deliveries to off-peak hours (between 7PM and 6AM) in New York City. Increasing off-hour deliveries could bring about significant reductions in congestion and environmental pollution. The research is a joint product of NYCDOT, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at New York University, Rutgers University, and ALK Technologies, Inc. More information can be found at: http://transp.rpi.edu/~usdotp.
As part of this project the group will test off-hour deliveries in Manhattan beginning in fall 2009. The project target area is Midtown between 34th Street and 59th Street.
Size and Weight Restrictions
The City of New York has size and weight restrictions that limit the size of vehicles that can legally operate on City roadways. Find out the legal limits for all vehicles as well as information on permitting and oversized vehicles.
Low Bridges
Trucks and commercial vehicles cannot travel on most Parkways. Click here for a complete list of the parkways where trucks and commercial vehicles are prohibited. There are several hundred low vertical clearance structures in New York City including elevated rail lines, tunnels, bridges, highway ramps, buildings over highways and other obstructions. DOT has prepared maps of low vertical clearances on the limited access highway system, which you can download below. Citywide (pdf) Manhattan (pdf) Bronx (pdf) Brooklyn (pdf) Queens (pdf) Staten Island (pdf) Citywide (kml) Download Google Earth if you are unable to view bridges and height data with this application. Read more about the dataset. The New York City Department of Transportation assumes no responsibility for damages resulting from the use of this data. A structure's status may change before data on this map is updated. Drivers should comply with all posted traffic control devices. No warranty of accuracy or completeness is expressed or implied. The maximum height for vehicles within New York City is 13.5 feet. Drivers should watch for signs posted near all vertical clearance structures with clearance less than 14 feet. These warning signs are typically placed in advance of the low clearance structure and on the actual structure. Oversize/Overweight Permitting
Oversized or overweight? Click here to find out more about truck permitting.
Truck Route Management and Community Impact Reduction Study
The New York City Department of Transportation has been actively engaged in addressing community concerns about truck traffic on City streets and improving the overall management of trucks and commercial vehicles. Copies of the study, associated materials and updated information can be found here.
Reducing Emissions From Non-Road Equipment (Local Law 77)
Local Law 77, which was signed into law in 2003, requires the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel and "best available technology" (BAT) for reducing emissions from non-road equipment used on City construction projects.See the Verified Technologies List of all the diesel retrofit technologies that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved for use in engine retrofit programs. See the summary of verified diesel emission control strategies by the California Air Resources Board. Commercial Vehicle Identification
The New York City Traffic Rules requires that commercial vehicles display the registrant's name and address on both sides of the vehicle. This is described in Section 4.08 of the Traffic Rules.
The New York State Department of Transportation assigns vehicle identification numbers to commercial vehicles. This function is not under the jurisdiction of the New York City DOT. For information, contact New York State DOT at 1-866-881-2630 for travel within New York State or 1-800-832-5660 for travel between states.
Highway Use Tax (HUT) number is administered by the New York State Department of Tax and Finance. For information call 1-800-980-5437 or (in New York State) 518-388-5245, or visit www.oscar.state.ny.us.
New York City Traffic Rules
The New York City Traffic Rules and Regulations are contained in Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Rules of the City of New York. It includes rules on traffic signals; pedestrians; restrictions on turns; speed restrictions; other restrictions on movement; rules for parking, stopping, and standing; rules for buses, taxis and for-hire vehicles; truck routes; rules pertaining to parkways and parks; limitations on dimensions and weight of vehicles; and other information.
The Traffic Rules (pdf) include a complete listing of designated truck routes. This listing appears in Section 4-13, which begins on page 66 of the Traffic Rules file.
Note: The Traffic Rules (pdf) and Highway Rules (pdf) are extensive documents of more than 100 pages each that may take a significant amount of time to download.
Both the Highway Rules and the Traffic Rules are amended from time to time. Check our public hearings/meeting notices page for notices of public hearings and opportunities to comment on proposed amendments to the rules.
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