PENALTIES * USA - NY state seeks to crack down on wayward truckers

New York state seeks to crack down on truckers who slam into bridges on unsafe routes

Albany,NY,USA —Breaking News 24/7 -October 14, 2009: -- 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 on Wednesday 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... (Image from 4x4offroads: truckers gps)