News / New York City congestion charge plans don't faze logistics players

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Despite the additional cost, logistics operators could benefit from New York City’s decision to impose congestion charges on vehicles entering the most crowded areas of Manhattan.

The move ends a decade-long battle, with reports that Uber spent $2m lobbying lawmakers to back the initiative, and marks the city out as the first in the US with such a scheme.

A spokesperson for DHL told The Loadstar: “We don’t see it right now as something that will have a huge impact on our ...