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October 19, 2009

NY cracks down on wayward truckers

  • Satellite devices are directing truckers onto faster, but prohibited routes, with overpasses that are too low for some rigs.
  • By MICHAEL GORMLEY
    Associated Press Writer

    ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state wants to crack down on truckers who rely on satellite devices to direct them onto faster but prohibited routes and end up crashing into overpasses that are too low for their rigs.

    Gov. David Paterson last week proposed penalties including jail time and confiscation of trucks to come down on drivers who use GPS — global positioning systems — to take more hazardous routes and end up striking bridges.

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