Can a trucking company force you to drive into NYC ?

Never been to NYC proper, but I ran Chicago on a daily basis a few years ago. If that's worse than NYC, then it can't be all that bad.

 

So I'm taking it that you got the truck back to the yard?

 

My claim to fame is 105 ft long and 16 ft wide to Manhattan a few times 12 ft wide loads numerous times, the courthouse on Long island.a few loads, Flushing meadows, JFK. Jamaica ny, Bronx. Queens , I;ve personally watched the coalition in action. [BTW I'd like to add the washroom at the bus station in Manhattan is an interesting place a 6am when it opens. All the different street people etc.
We even had 1 driver who slept with his window open.] It's not near as bad as you try to make it.
If you get a permit and go in and out at about 3 am you will have no problems.
Attitude is everything there tho.
And yes I prefer NYC to Chicago,

 

I honestly am glad there are drivers such as you that are willing to go into NYC. If I were still active and was directly asked by dispatch to go I would enter NYC because I am not scared of the city. I just rather not have to devote an entire day starting in the wee hours of the AM as @25(2)+2 has just eluded to. Get stuck in that traffic your in deep (redacted).

 

If you are a company driver, and you are told to go. Then you go or you maybe looking for a new job. Being terminated for something like that will reflect negatively upon you when looking for another job

 

Let's make sure we understand this is a "what if" question. Let's not scare the newbies and rookies with these answers. With the largest majority of carriers, they have a no NYC policy tied to using logistics companies that deploy cross-docks. I might also add I know of several situations where a company driver was asked to enter NYC and refused, they repowered and made the driver sit for a while. Please people stop scaring the new drivers with this boogyman thing in regard to NYC. In this, I agree 100% with @REALITY098765 .

 

And the reason for a permit for anything over 55 ft and 96 in. in the city. It states where and when.

What was the steel company name that had straight trucks with a 1 person cab that would put 55ft beams on each side and still be legal in NYC and you got in and out thru the roof of the cab when loaded?