Illegal 53’ Tractor Trailer

Still no meaningful effort from NYC to address over-length 53’ trailers in midtown

You can easily count the violations, but somehow NYPD rarely sees them

53' trailers don’t belong in cities. Transfer freight to smaller vehicles at the edge of town.

“But that adds cost and time!”

Who fucking cares. People’s lives are worth more than your logistics spreadsheet. This is about safety.

Last mile deliveries. This is the way.

Did a tour of the USS New York today and definitely tried to ignore the illegal 53’ trailers illegally used to restock the cruise ship docked on the other side of the pier.

Apparently this is one of the many spots in the city you can just watch them go by all day.

Illegal 53’ - Atlantic Ave and Hicks St edition.

I’m just trying to enjoy some coffee. Why do things like this find me and distract me??

We thank Council Member Holden for asking NYPD Traffic about the high frequently of Illegal 53 tractor trailers in NYC and lack of enforcement.

(NYPD Declined to answer his question on quantity of over-length enforcement)

The legal limit is 55’ bumper to bumper. 53’ trailers like this one are also illegal for deliveries citywide.

Fifty-three foot trailers are explicitly forbidden in NYC. Why can't we stop or ticket them upon entry?
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Yes we have heard the argument that these private companies using illegal 53’ trailers making deliveries to USPS are exempt from state law, but they are not.

Southeast Queens residents say truckers use their neighborhood as a parking lot A dead cat, a half jug of what appeared to be urine and piles of garbage lined the street when a reporter visited this week.

How does tractor trailer parking become such a systemic issue? Lack of enforcement and lack of accountability.

Overnight Commercial Parking, Detached Trailer, 53’ Trailer. All easy violations to spot,

10:1 these reports are ignored by NYPD Traffic.

Still no meaningful NYPD / City attention towards @illegal53nyc.bsky.social

Illegal truck on 9th St in Brooklyn. 53' trailers are forbidden on surface roads in NYC. Two whole MTA buses for scale.
Seems easy enough to enforce at point of entry and literally not let them in.
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Several problems at once on 44th St. illegal 53 foot trailer stuck behind double parked cars off of the truck route.

So many things NYPD could enforce but it chooses not to enforce any of them.

Hello to everyone that rides around on 16 fewer wheels than this over length tractor trailer on 9th Ave yesterday.

Good morning to everyone that thinks deliveries to Javits Center should use a legal vehicle, not a 53’ over-length-limit trailer

53' trailers are explicitly illegal on NYC streets. Jay Street, Downtown Brooklyn.

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This is your PSA that 53’ trailers are illegal in NYC