NYC Cracking Down on Private Garbage Haulers During the first three nights of the initiative that began Oct. 28, NYPD inspected 128 garbage hauling trucks, issued 163 moving summonses and 458 criminal summonses, and towed five garbage trucks that were deemed not safe for the road. Nov 05, 2018 New York City's private garbage hauling industry, which largely operates its trucks during overnight hours, are a focus of this year's Dusk and Darkness campaign. Last week, the NYPD, working with the Business Integrity Commission, began a major enforcement effort against an industry that according to city data has been involved in 26 fatalities since 2014, including four so far in 2018. During the first three nights of the initiative that began Oct. 28, NYPD inspected 128 garbage hauling trucks, issued 163 moving summonses and 458 criminal summonses, and towed five garbage trucks that were deemed not safe for the road. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Nov. 1 that the New York City Department of Transportation, NYPD, and TLC would begin their third annual Dusk and Darkness campaign. City officials reminded drivers that historically, after daylight saving time ends, crashes involving pedestrians dramatically increase, especially during evening hours. Officials also introduced "Alive at 25," a new program directed at younger drivers -- because they're the people who were behind the wheel in 20 percent of all NYC fatal crashes last yea, despite making up just 10 percent of the driving population in the city. "We are relentlessly pursuing Vision Zero and working to save lives every single day," said de Blasio. "Our Dusk and Darkness campaigns help us further that goal, especially as nighttime hours – and dangerous driving – increase. At the same time, educating our young drivers will help curb dangerous driving habits before they take hold, making the road safer for everyone." "Alive at 25" aims to engage drivers between the ages of 18 and 25. It is a four-session program funded by the National Safety Council and offered to high school seniors. This fall, DOT safety educators began teaching the program to 2,500 students at ten public high schools around New York City, including the entire senior class of 700 students at New Dorp High School on Staten Island.